Intelligence Feed event · Geopolitical · 2026-07-18

    U.S. conducts seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz attacks hit tankers

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    U.S. conducts seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz attacks hit tankers

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    Heightened war risk premium and supply disruption fears pushed Brent crude above roughly $86–88/bbl and WTI above $82/bbl, with regional benchmark Murban crude rallying over 4% intraday.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-07-18
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “U.S. conducts seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz attacks hit tankers”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-18/u-s-conducts-seventh-consecutive-night-of-strikes-on-iran-as-hormuz-attacks-hit-0cef51

    GEOPOLITICAL
    U.S. conducts seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz attacks hit tankers
    Heightened war risk premium and supply disruption fears pushed Brent crude above roughly $86–88/bbl and WTI above $82/bbl, with regional benchmark Murban crude rallying over 4% intraday.
    BRENTWTIMURBANUSDJPYEURUSD
    Impact
    90
    JUL 18
    SIG
    BRENTWTIMURBAN
    U.S. conducts seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz attacks hit tankers
    Heightened war risk premium and supply disruption fears pushed Brent crude above roughly $86–88/bbl and WTI above $82/bbl, with regional benchmark Murban crude rallying over 4% intraday.
    Impact
    Heightened war risk premium and supply disruption fears pushed Brent crude above roughly $86–88/bbl and WTI above $82/bbl, with regional benchmark Murban crude rallying over 4% intraday.
    Affected
    BRENTWTIMURBANUSDJPYEURUSD

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