๐ฅ BREAKING: Strait of Hormuz Incident
๐ฎ๐ท Iranian armed gunships allegedly attempted to seize a US-linked oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
๐ Why it matters:
โข Strait handles ~20% of global oil flows
โข Escalation โ higher energy risk premiums
โข Shipping insurance & freight costs spike
โข Markets react to threat perception, not confirmation
โ ๏ธ This narrow chokepoint can reprice oil, inflation, and risk assets almost instantly.