U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran, Tightens Sanctions on Iranian Oil
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U.S. Central Command resumed strikes against Iran and the U.S. revoked a general license that had enabled Iranian oil sales, tightening supply expectations amid elevated Strait of Hormuz security risk. The combination of prolonged military operations and renewed sanctions increases geopolitical risk premia in energy markets and raises near-term volatility across crude benchmarks, with potential spillovers into inflation-sensitive assets and risk appetite.
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BlockBeats reported that on July 8, U.S. Central Command said its forces began a series of heavy strikes against Iran after Iran targeted and attacked commercial shipping crewed by civilians in international waters. CENTCOM said the operation followed Iran's attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, calling Iran's actions "unjustified" and "dangerous," and describing them as "clear violations of the ceasefire agreement."
U.S. officials characterized the strikes as "punitive action, not a proportional response," and said the operation "will not end in the short term."
Separately, the United States revoked a general license that had allowed Iranian oil sales, while permitting wind-down transactions related to that authorization to continue until 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 17. International oil prices jumped on the news.
On June 22, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Treasury Department, as part of the framework for U.S.-Iran negotiations, had issued a 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil. A notice released the same day by the Office of Foreign Assets Control said transactions involving Iranian crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products—previously barred under multiple U.S. executive orders and regulations—were exempted through August 21, 2026.
