US–Iran fighting around Strait of Hormuz severely disrupts Gulf shipping and energy flows
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US–Iran fighting around Strait of Hormuz severely disrupts Gulf shipping and energy flows
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Brent crude futures (LCOc1) and WTI (CLc1) spiked more than 4% on Friday to their highest levels in over a month, with weekly gains near 16%; tanker freight rates on AG–Europe routes and risk premia in USD/IRR and GCC FX pairs such as USD/SAR and USD/AED are rising on supply disr
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- Market Ontology
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- 2026-07-18
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- 2026-10-20
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- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “US–Iran fighting around Strait of Hormuz severely disrupts Gulf shipping and energy flows”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-18/us-iran-fighting-around-strait-of-hormuz-severely-disrupts-gulf-shipping-and-ene-b26d30
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