OIL SURGES AS MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS HEAT UP 🛢️🔥 ✴️ Oil prices jumped nearly 3% as President Trump escalated pressure on Iran, sending a U.S. naval armada to the region and slapping fresh sanctions on vessels transporting Iranian oil. 📣 Market moves Brent: $65.88 (+2.8%) — highest in over a week WTI: $61.07 (+2.9%) Both posted +2.5% weekly gains ⚠️ Why oil is ripping ♀️ U.S. warships (incl. aircraft carrier) heading to Middle East 🛑 New U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian oil transport 🇮🇷 Iran pumps ~3.2M bpd (OPEC’s #4 producer) 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan’s giant Tengiz oilfield still offline, cutting global supply 💡 Big picture Geopolitics + supply disruptions = renewed upside risk for oil. Any further escalation around Iran or prolonged outages could keep energy markets tight. 👀 Traders watching next: Middle East developments, sanctions impact on China-bound oil, and Kazakhstan restart timelines. 🛢️📊 Energy volatility is back on the menu. $ENSO $KAIA $SOMI