Oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in a critical energy shipping corridor. The report points to the sharpest confrontation since the fragile April 7 ceasefire, implying heightened geopolitical risk and potential disruption to crude flows. The move is likely to support oil prices and lift broader energy-market volatility.
Oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in a critical energy shipping corridor. The report points to the sharpest confrontation since the fragile April 7 ceasefire, implying heightened geopolitical risk and potential disruption to crude flows. The move is likely to support oil prices and lift broader energy-market volatility.
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