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Oil surges on fresh Iran strikes near Hormuz — ride the rally on Exxon and Chevron

The U.S. carried out fresh military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil-shipping chokepoint. Oil prices jumped as traders worried shipments through the strait could be disrupted.

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The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly one-fifth of the world's oil shipments. Every time military action near the strait escalates, oil prices tend to jump — and oil producers' stock prices follow quickly. This latest round of strikes has already pushed crude higher, and history shows these geopolitical risk premiums can persist for weeks as long as the threat to shipping remains. Companies like Exxon and Chevron get a direct earnings lift from higher oil, making them clean ways to express this trade.

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