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Iran peace deal could reopen the world's biggest oil chokepoint — bet on oil prices falling

President Trump says a deal with Iran is close, raising hopes the war that shut down the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most important oil shipping lane — could end soon. Oil prices are already falling on the news.

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The Strait of Hormuz has been closed since the Iran war started in February, choking off a huge chunk of global oil supply and sending prices spiking. If a peace deal actually reopens it, the entire supply shock reverses and oil prices could fall hard and fast. We've already seen oil start to slip just on deal rumors — a formal announcement would likely trigger another big leg down. Oil stocks like Chevron and the energy ETF (XLE) would feel the pressure too, since their profits are tightly linked to crude prices.

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