Iran attacks keep squeezing oil supply — ride the energy stock rally
Fresh fighting between the US and Iran is pushing oil prices higher. The Strait of Hormuz — a critical shipping lane for roughly a fifth of the world's oil — has been blocked for over three months, and there's no sign of a peace deal.
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The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked for over three months, squeezing the world's most important oil shipping route. New Iranian attacks are dashing hopes for a ceasefire, which means the supply squeeze is likely to persist. Oil prices are reacting fast, and when geopolitical fear drives crude this sharply, energy stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron tend to play catch-up within days. This isn't a one-day spike — it's a sustained supply disruption that could keep pushing oil higher as long as the conflict drags on.