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Oil prices plunged nearly 12% and the Dow surged over 600 points on May 6, 2026, after reports that the U.S. and Iran are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war that began on February 28. But analysts warn the rally may be premature: the Strait of Hormuz remains functionally closed despite official reopening claims, infrastructure damage will take months to repair, and the memo's key terms — including a nuclear moratorium and sanctions relief — remain contingent on a final deal that has no enforcement mechanism.