Attack on Strait of Hormuz vessel kills one, reignites oil supply concerns

In the narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz — where roughly a fifth of the world's oil passes each day — an Iranian commercial vessel was struck by an unknown projectile, killing one person aboard. The incident, confirmed by Iranian state media and the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency, is the latest reminder that this slender passage between nations carries not only tankers and cargo but the accumulated weight of geopolitical rivalry. As it has so many times before, a single act of violence in these waters has set energy markets on edge and forced the world to reckon, once again, with how