Oil prices climbed more than $2 a barrel after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed following additional U.S. strikes. The move raises immediate supply-disruption risk in a critical global energy chokepoint, with clear upside pressure for crude and broader commodity markets. This is a high-impact geopolitical shock likely to drive risk-off trading and energy volatility.
Oil prices climbed more than $2 a barrel after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed following additional U.S. strikes. The move raises immediate supply-disruption risk in a critical global energy chokepoint, with clear upside pressure for crude and broader commodity markets. This is a high-impact geopolitical shock likely to drive risk-off trading and energy volatility.
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