Oil and Hormuz: tension flares again

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   BloombergIran exported at least 57 million barrels of crude during the gap between two rounds of US naval blockadehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-13/iran-shipped-57-million-barrels-of-crude-between-us-blockadesCited Jul 14, 2026
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   ZawyaOPEC lowered its 2026 global oil demand growth forecast for a third consecutive month, to about 800,000 barrels per dayhttps://www.zawya.com/en/business/commodities/opec-further-lowers-2026-global-oil-demand-growth-forecast-ox4akknqCited Jul 14, 2026
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   Business Insurancehull war-risk premiums for a Hormuz transit have climbed to around 5% of vessel valuehttps://www.businessinsurance.com/traffic-slows-through-strait-of-hormuz-war-risk-rates-rise/Cited Jul 14, 2026