{"id":115904,"date":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?p=115904"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:50:42","slug":"exhale-but-dont-unclench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends.<\/strong> After weeks of holding our collective breath, the region is finally exhaling. The interim US-Iran peace agreement took effect<\/a> yesterday, shipping is trickling back through the Strait of Hormuz, and the DFM celebrated by rallying 2.5% to its highest close since before the war \u2014 dragging itself back into positive YTD territory in the process. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the kind of morning where you let yourself feel cautiously optimistic<\/strong>, but then immediately find reasons to worry again. The Strait may be open (seven vessels crossed yesterday<\/a>) but US-Iran talks that were penciled in for today are off, and Israel seems to have decided it wants no part in the peace. <\/p>\n

Elsewhere, we\u2019re keeping an eye on SpaceX, which is lining up a <\/strong>USD 20 bn bond sale<\/a><\/strong> as <\/strong>soon as next week<\/strong> \u2014 days after pulling in USD 86 bn in the biggest IPO in history \u2014 to clear the bridge loan from March\u2019s xAI-X merger. Moody\u2019s handed it an investment-grade Baa1 on Thursday, with a caveat about \u201celevated execution and financial risks\u201d: the company burned USD 6.4 bn last year and is still cash-flow negative. A USD 2.4 tn close on Thursday, good for sixth-largest company on the planet, apparently buys a lot of benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a parent \u2014 or just an elder millennial who laments how \u201ckids these days\u201d are <\/strong>growing up with TikTok \u2014 you\u2019ll likely tip your hat this morning to the UAE Cabinet<\/strong>, which decided yesterday<\/a> to set 15 as the minimum age for a social media account. The new resolution allows for no exceptions (not even with parental consent). The move is a first for any Arab country and follows similar rules pushed through in the UK. Platforms have a 12-month grace period to figure out how to enforce the rules. <\/p>\n

AND- Don\u2019t forget to plan something nice for your dad over the weekend<\/strong> \u2014 Father\u2019s Day is this coming Sunday, 21 June. \u2013Salma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends. After weeks of holding our collective breath, the region is finally exhaling. The interim US-Iran peace agreement took effect yesterday, shipping is trickling back through the Strait of Hormuz, and the DFM celebrated by rallying 2.5% to its highest close since before the war \u2014 dragging itself back into positive YTD territory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2604],"tags":[2538,2800,2603],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-115904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opening-note","tag-enterpriseam","tag-geopolitics","tag-opening-note","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"d108c191-563e-406f-bce5-70310f61b963","order":"1","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench","related_issue":[115902],"teaser":""},"yoast_head":"\nExhale, but don\u2019t unclench - MENA+ Edition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Good morning, friends. After weeks of holding our collective breath, the region is finally exhaling. The interim US-Iran peace agreement took effect yesterday, shipping is trickling back through the Strait of Hormuz, and the DFM celebrated by rallying 2.5% to its highest close since before the war \u2014 dragging itself back into positive YTD territory […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MENA+ Edition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\"},\"wordCount\":325,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"geopolitics\",\"Opening Note\"],\"articleSection\":[\"OPENING NOTE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\",\"name\":\"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench - MENA+ Edition\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/\",\"name\":\"MENA+ Edition\",\"description\":\"MENA+ Edition\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MENA+ Edition\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42998.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42998.svg\",\"caption\":\"MENA+ Edition\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench - MENA+ Edition","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench","og_description":"Good morning, friends. After weeks of holding our collective breath, the region is finally exhaling. The interim US-Iran peace agreement took effect yesterday, shipping is trickling back through the Strait of Hormuz, and the DFM celebrated by rallying 2.5% to its highest close since before the war \u2014 dragging itself back into positive YTD territory […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/","og_site_name":"MENA+ Edition","article_published_time":"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench","datePublished":"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/"},"wordCount":325,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","geopolitics","Opening Note"],"articleSection":["OPENING NOTE"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/","name":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench - MENA+ Edition","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-19T07:50:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/exhale-but-dont-unclench\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Exhale, but don\u2019t unclench"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/","name":"MENA+ Edition","description":"MENA+ Edition","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#organization","name":"MENA+ Edition","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42998.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42998.svg","caption":"MENA+ Edition"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115940,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115904\/revisions\/115940"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/115902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115904"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=115904"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=115904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}