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US Central Command strikes Iranian Revolutionary Guard rocket launchers on Larak Island after observing preparations to fire sea‑mine‑carrying rockets toward the Strait of Hormuz

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The strike both underscores persistent risk to maritime oil flows via Hormuz and signals US willingness to pre‑empt mine deployment, supporting a higher geopolitical risk premium in crude benchmarks and defense contractors while reinforcing safe‑haven demand for gold and modestly

Original publisher: Market Ontology
Evidence through: 2026-08-30
Published: 2026-10-20
Revision: 1 · 2026-10-20

Cite as: Market Ontology, “US Central Command strikes Iranian Revolutionary Guard rocket launchers on Larak Island after observing preparations to fire sea‑mine‑carrying rockets toward the Strait of Hormuz”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-30. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-30/us-central-command-strikes-iranian-revolutionary-guard-rocket-launchers-on-larak-836420

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US Central Command strikes Iranian Revolutionary Guard rocket launchers on Larak Island after observing preparations to fire sea‑mine‑carrying rockets toward the Strait of Hormuz

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Asset	Call	Base close	+1 day	+5 days	+20 days
ITA	Updisagreed	232.82 2026-08-28	-1.92%	-3.10%	-10.12%

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2026-10-19International Maritime Organization chief Arsenio Dominguez warns that attacks have trapped thousands of seafarers near the Strait of HormuzBDRY BZ=F XLE
2026-10-19Iran reports another tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices ease from a five-month highBZ=F CL=F FRO
2026-10-19Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says an oil tanker struck a mine while transiting the Strait of HormuzBZ=F GC=F STNG
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