US strikes reignite Iran fears, oil spiking — load up on energy stocks before the next leg up
Fresh U.S. military strikes in Iran have reignited fears that oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz — a critical shipping route — could be disrupted. Oil prices spiked higher as a result, reversing an earlier drop driven by peace hopes.
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Oil prices are swinging violently on conflicting Iran headlines — first crashing on peace hopes, now surging after new U.S. strikes. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly one-fifth of the world's oil, so any real disruption could push crude dramatically higher. Analysts are already warning gas could hit $5 per gallon if flows don't resume. Oil company stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron tend to amplify crude's moves during geopolitical spikes, and they're still well below the levels they reached during earlier Iran-war scares — leaving room to run if tensions escalate further.