Strait of Hormuz blocked for months with no peace deal in sight — ride the oil squeeze higher
Iran has mined large portions of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping lane that's been blocked for over three months. Experts warn a prolonged conflict will keep squeezing global oil supply.
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The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly 20% of the world's oil, and it's now been effectively blocked for over three months with fresh mining confirmed by the Secretary of State. Energy experts are warning that a prolonged Iran conflict will tighten supply further, not resolve it. Meanwhile, Indonesia and other oil-importing nations are already showing financial strain from high prices, which means the market hasn't fully priced in an extended blockade. Major oil producers like Chevron and Exxon stand to benefit directly from sustained elevated crude prices, and the energy sector ETF (XLE) still has room to run if oil pushes even higher.