Strait of Hormuz blocked for months with no peace deal — load up on oil stocks
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes through — has been effectively blocked for over three months. Iran has now mined large sections of it, and fresh fighting has dimmed hopes for a peace deal anytime soon.
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Roughly 20% of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and it's been blocked for three months with no resolution in sight. Mining the strait makes reopening it slow and dangerous even after a political deal. That keeps oil supply tight and prices elevated, which directly boosts the profits of major oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron. With the U.S. Secretary of State confirming the mining and the OECD warning of lasting economic damage, this is not a short-term blip — energy stocks could keep grinding higher as markets price in a prolonged squeeze.