Oil collapsing as Iran peace deal nears — short energy stocks riding the break lower
Oil prices are tumbling because President Trump says the U.S. is very close to a deal with Iran that could end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
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The Iran conflict has kept a "war premium" baked into oil prices since February, especially after the Strait of Hormuz — through which roughly 20% of the world's oil flows — was effectively shut down. Now Brent crude just posted its biggest monthly drop in six years, and Trump says a final decision on a peace deal is imminent. If a deal goes through, the supply shock reverses and oil could slide much further as the strait reopens. Major energy stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron are still priced for elevated oil, so they have significant room to fall as the war premium evaporates.