US strikes Iran again, oil prices surging — load up on Exxon and Chevron before Hormuz chaos spreads
The U.S. just carried out fresh airstrikes on Iran for the second time in three days, reigniting fears that oil shipments through the critical Strait of Hormuz could be disrupted. Oil prices immediately jumped.
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Fresh U.S. strikes on Iran are the second round in three days, which means this conflict is escalating, not calming down. The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most important oil chokepoint — roughly 20% of global oil flows through it. Any real disruption there sends prices sharply higher, and the major oil producers like Exxon and Chevron capture outsized profits when that happens. Energy stocks had been drifting lower as markets priced in a potential peace deal, so they're starting from a discounted level with room to run. The pattern is clear: each new military escalation triggers an oil spike, and the stocks follow.