Iran just mined the world's most important oil chokepoint — buy energy stocks before crude spikes
The U.S. Secretary of State says Iran has placed naval mines across large parts of the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway where roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes through every day. That's a serious threat to global oil supply.
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The Strait of Hormuz handles about 20% of global oil shipments. If mines are sitting in that waterway, tankers can't safely get through, which squeezes supply and drives prices up fast. Oil prices have already been volatile on mixed signals about a U.S.–Iran deal, and this escalation is the most concrete threat yet. Even if the situation cools down diplomatically, de-mining and restoring normal shipping traffic could take weeks — keeping upward pressure on oil in the near term. Major oil producers like Chevron benefit directly from higher prices.