Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz in Gulf flare-up - Reuters
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Iran has struck Kuwait and the US has conducted strikes near the Strait of Hormuz in a significant Gulf military escalation. Hormuz controls ~20% of global oil supply; any closure risk drives an immediate crude/energy spike and risk-off rotation into defensives and out of rate-sensitive equities.
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Wrong ifRapid diplomatic back-channel or ceasefire announcement collapses the war premium instantly; also watch for Saudi/UAE statements downplaying escalation, which historically kills the crude spike within a session. Position sizing must be small given binary headline risk and potential for gap moves in either direction.
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