WS #12256
US strikes Iran for sixth consecutive night, targeting Bandar Abbas; IRGC retaliates by attacking US command center in Syria and threatens to halt Strait of Hormuz oil flows, driving oil prices up ~12% for the week and triggering broad risk-off across global equity futures. IRGC explicitly threatens to halt all oil and gas passage through Strait of Hormuz as long as US strikes continue, with a ship reported broken in half in the strait, amplifying supply disruption fears.
US-Iran Military Escalation
US strikes Iran for sixth consecutive night, targeting Bandar Abbas; IRGC retaliates by attacking US command center in Syria and threatens to halt Strait of Hormuz oil flows, driving oil prices up ~12% for the week and triggering broad risk-off across global equity futures.
IRGC explicitly threatens to halt all oil and gas passage through Strait of Hormuz as long as US strikes continue, with a ship reported broken in half in the strait, amplifying supply disruption fears.