US Central Command began launching additional strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET to further degrade its ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The escalation raises near-term risk to shipping flows through one of the world’s key chokepoints, with likely spillover into energy prices and broader trade/transport disruptions.
US Central Command began launching additional strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET to further degrade its ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The escalation raises near-term risk to shipping flows through one of the world’s key chokepoints, with likely spillover into energy prices and broader trade/transport disruptions.
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