Iran conflict chokes off oil supply routes — ride the energy rally with Exxon and Chevron
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has flared up again, and the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes through — has been effectively blocked for over three months. Oil prices are jumping as a result.
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The Strait of Hormuz has been blocked for three months and fresh Iran attacks are killing any chance of a peace deal soon. An energy expert on Bloomberg is now saying a prolonged war will keep tightening oil supply — meaning prices could keep climbing. Oil majors like Exxon and Chevron tend to move sharply higher when crude spikes because their profits are directly tied to the price of oil. With the stock market overall dropping on this news, money is rotating out of riskier sectors and into energy as a safe haven that actually benefits from the crisis.