Senator Lindsey Graham: Washington's and the world's top priority is to impose strict control over the Strait of Hormuz and ensure freedom of navigation.

Senator Lindsey Graham emphasized that ensuring strict control over the Strait of Hormuz and freedom of navigation is a top priority for Washington and the global community. This underscores heightened geopolitical risk in the Middle East, with potential disruptions to the strait directly impacting global energy supply flows and maritime security. The transmission mechanism is supply disruption risk, which increases risk premiums in oil markets and elevates demand for safe-haven assets. Energy equities, Middle Eastern sovereign bonds, and shipping rates are particularly exposed due to their sensitivity to regional stability and chokepoint security. Traders will closely watch U.S. Navy deployment updates and any new sanctions or military coordination with Gulf allies as near-term catalysts.

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