IRAN STRANGLEHOLD ON HORMUZ SHOCKS $US

BlockBeats/WSJ report shows Iran now filters all Strait of Hormuz traffic through IRGC approvals, slashing daily vessels from 100+ to as few as 4 with steep tiered fees. Supertankers face $2M passage charges depending on origin, giving Iran leverage over roughly 20% of global oil flows and forcing institutions to recalibrate shipping risk. US continues to plead for freedom of navigation but sees no easing, meaning energy desks must price in persistent chokepoints.

Track Hormuz throughput, size exposure to $USO, lock onto Top-tier exchange liquidity, hunt clean breakouts, respond to trapped longs when fees spike.

The Strait bottleneck pivots oil narratives from demand to choke points, so the market now trades like a geopolitically capped asset. Whales will weaponize passage fees to squeeze any funds still betting on normalized traffic and trigger stop-hungry shorts. With only a dozen ships allowed daily, the few compliant flows will set the next big leg.

Not financial advice. Manage your risk.

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