Intelligence Feed event · Geopolitical · 2026-08-02

    United States launches new strikes against Iran and reimposes sanctions on Iranian oil trade

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    United States launches new strikes against Iran and reimposes sanctions on Iranian oil trade

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    Bullish crude and wider energy volatility; supportive for CL and refinery crack spreads, with safe-haven demand for DXY and GLD.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-02
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “United States launches new strikes against Iran and reimposes sanctions on Iranian oil trade”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-02. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-02/united-states-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-and-reimposes-sanctions-on-irani-ed74f7

    GEOPOLITICAL
    United States launches new strikes against Iran and reimposes sanctions on Iranian oil trade
    Bullish crude and wider energy volatility; supportive for CL and refinery crack spreads, with safe-haven demand for DXY and GLD.
    CLDXYGLD
    Impact
    94
    AUG 2
    SIG
    CLDXYGLD
    United States launches new strikes against Iran and reimposes sanctions on Iranian oil trade
    Bullish crude and wider energy volatility; supportive for CL and refinery crack spreads, with safe-haven demand for DXY and GLD.
    Impact
    Bullish crude and wider energy volatility; supportive for CL and refinery crack spreads, with safe-haven demand for DXY and GLD.
    Affected
    CLDXYGLD
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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    CLUpdisagreed91.30 2026-07-31-1.56%+2.16%-0.60%
    GLDUpagreed371.54 2026-07-31+0.05%+7.25%+10.05%

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