Oil prices rise as U.S.-Iran hostilities threaten supply through Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices rose Friday as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated, per CNBC. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping chokepoint for global oil, is at the center of investor concern about supply disruptions amid heightened hostilities.

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