Oil rises as US, Iran trade strikes, Israel moves further into Lebanon - Reuters
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Oil prices are rising as the US and Iran exchange strikes while Israel expands its ground operation into Lebanon, escalating Middle East tensions significantly. This dual-front escalation raises genuine supply-disruption risk across the Strait of Hormuz corridor and creates a sustained bid under crude and energy equities.
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Wrong ifAny credible ceasefire announcement, US-Iran back-channel signaling, or Saudi/UAE production-floor reassurance can erase the geopolitical premium intraday — this trade has no fundamental earnings catalyst backstop.
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