Iran attacks keep choking oil supply — ride the energy rally with big oil stocks
Fresh Iran attacks and a blocked Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that handles a huge chunk of the world's oil — are pushing oil prices up fast. An energy expert says a prolonged conflict will keep squeezing supply.
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The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked for over three months, and fresh fighting is killing any hope of a peace deal soon. A top energy analyst at SVB Energy International says a prolonged war will keep tightening oil supply, which means higher prices at the pump and fatter profit margins for oil companies. When supply shrinks and demand stays steady, the biggest energy producers — companies like Exxon and Chevron — tend to see their shares climb. This isn't a one-day spike; it's a sustained squeeze that could last as long as the conflict drags on.