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Iran, US clash over Strait of Hormuz control amid vessel attacks
Two vessels struck by naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week as Iran and US dispute control of the chokepoint. Oil markets remain sensitive to supply-route disruptions; energy costs feed EUR inflation narratives and support CAD via crude. Traders monitor whether attacks escalate or prove contained.
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Iran Says Oil Tanker Hit Mine, Explodes in Hormuz Strait
Iranian state TV released video of an oil tanker explosion allegedly caused by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. Energy supply disruptions at this critical shipping chokepoint move crude prices and feed into EUR via energy-cost pass-through; markets have priced recurring geopolitical escalation as structural rather than decision-moving, but any actual traffic loss matters for CAD and oil-linked currencies.
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