*The kinetic strikes against three [[commercial]] tankers operating without [[Iranian]] clearance confirm that [[Tehran]] exercises operational control over the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. Despite [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] deployment announcements by [[CENTCOM]], commercial [[insurance|insurer]]s have suspended coverage for [[crude oil|crude]] liftings through the strait, leaving global [[energy]] [[market]]s facing [[supply]] cuts that [[Western]] [[SPR|strategic petroleum reserve]]s cannot offset. | *The kinetic strikes against three [[commercial]] tankers operating without [[Iranian]] clearance confirm that [[Tehran]] exercises operational control over the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. Despite [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]] deployment announcements by [[CENTCOM]], commercial [[insurance|insurer]]s have suspended coverage for [[crude oil|crude]] liftings through the strait, leaving global [[energy]] [[market]]s facing [[supply]] cuts that [[Western]] [[SPR|strategic petroleum reserve]]s cannot offset. |