“Iran vowed retaliation and kept up attacks on Israel following the US strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, fueling fears of a wider war in the Middle East and rattling global markets,” Bloomberg reports.
Reuters: “Iran’s most effective threat to hurt the West would probably be to restrict global oil flows from the Gulf. Oil prices spiked on Monday at their highest since January. But they have not yet shot up to crisis levels, indicating that traders see a path out of the conflict that avoids serious disruption.”
Axios: Iran parliament reportedly backs closing Strait of Hormuz, which could spike oil prices.
Wall Street Journal: The 6 miles of water keeping global markets on edge.
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