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Strait of Hormuz shipping attacked as oil prices climb

Original: Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is under fresh attack, disrupting transit as Brent rises 3.3% in 24 hours, and the late

New attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are disrupting transit through one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints. Brent crude rose 3.3% in 24 hours in response. Monitoring data shows a sharply reduced vessel count in the strait, with crisis pressure rated extreme and escalation forecasts high, fuelling concern about wider disruption to global energy flows.

Why now: Attacks on a major oil artery are pushing crude prices up and raising fears of broader escalation in the region.

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• Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is under fresh attack, disrupting transit as Brent rises 3.3% in 24 hours, and the latest official PortWatch count is 4 vessels on October 4 at 5%; crisis pressure at 88 (extreme) and the Escalation Forecast at 60 (high). # Taco # Politics #… · ManyRoads@mstdn.social · 7

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