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U.S.-Iran tensions ignite the Strait of Hormuz — buy oil stocks for the geopolitical premium
The U.S. has attacked Iranian surveillance sites directly on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, causing oil prices to rocket to multi-year highs.
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The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of the world's daily oil supply. With the U.S. and Iran now in a direct military exchange around this narrow waterway, the immediate threat to global supply is the highest it has been in years. Even if the waterway remains technically open, shipping insurance costs will skyrocket, forcing crude prices higher. U.S. oil producers like ExxonMobil and Chevron are largely insulated from these overseas supply shocks and stand to capture massive profit margins as global prices surge.
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