Coin Bureau|Mar 16, 2026 10:39
🚨 Every major Middle East war has spiked oil. This one is DIFFERENT. Here's why.
1973 Yom Kippur War → Arab embargo. Oil went from $3 to $12/barrel. +300%. The Strait of Hormuz stayed open.
1979 Iranian Revolution → Iranian output collapsed 7%. +200%. The Strait of Hormuz stayed open.
1990 Gulf War → Iraq invaded Kuwait. Oil nearly doubled to $39. The Strait of Hormuz stayed open.
2003 Iraq War → Prices actually fell after the invasion. The Strait of Hormuz stayed open.
See the pattern?
In every prior conflict, the world's single most critical oil chokepoint remained FUNCTIONAL.
BUT not this time.
The Strait of Hormuz is now effectively CLOSED.
Traffic dropped from 70% reduction to near zero. That's 20% of the world's daily oil supply blocked.
Brent spiked to $119.50 on March 9, its HIGHEST level since mid-2022.
That's +65% HIGHER since the war began.
Iran is now threatening $200/barrel.
And Trump is weighing something no U.S. president has ever done:
Sending "U.S. boots on the ground" to physically seize Kharg Island.
This isn't the 90s.
The chokepoint is closed. Ground troops are being considered. And the market hasn't fully priced any of this in yet.
This is now the MOST consequential geopolitical moment in years.
Watch it closely.🔴(Coin Bureau)
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