Oil Prices Surge as US-Iran Strikes Raise Strait of Hormuz Risk

📡 Financial Times · 1 min read ·
Traders are on edge after the United States and Iran intensified a series of retaliatory strikes. The escalating hostilities now threaten to disrupt the flow of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for global energy supplies. Analysts warn that any further restrictions could drive prices even higher.