🚨 BREAKING: Oil just surged 3% after reports that Iran launched a missile strike targeting a U.S. airbase in Kuwait in retaliation for recent U.S. attacks near Bandar Abbas.
📈 Traders are rapidly pricing in a higher risk of broader Middle East escalation and potential disruption to Gulf energy infrastructure.
⚠️ Roughly 20% of global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, making every military escalation in the region instantly market-moving.
🌍 Stocks, crypto, and global risk assets are likely to remain extremely volatile as markets react headline-to-headline.