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• GBP/USD down 0.1% in Asia on elusive Iran deal, Lebanon conflict escalation
• Trump yet to approve proposed deal though markets remain optimistic
• Iran's top negotiator Qalibaf says no U.S. deal without tangible results
• Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah
• WTI crude +2.9% on Lebanon news after 9.5% drop last week, undermines GBP
• BoE Governor Bailey's less hawkish comments Friday also weigh on GBP
• Support 1.3400-05, 1.3370-75, resistance 1.3470, 1.3490-1.3500
• Friday range 1.3409-1.3485, Asia 1.3445-1.3459
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)