π’οΈ How Oil Traders Called the Middle East Conflict
π Overview In midβJune 2025, oil markets braced for a surge. Israelβs airstrikes on Iranβs nuclear facilities, followed by Iranβs symbolic missile attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, appeared primed to trigger a supply scare. But traders saw beyond the headlinesβand instead sparked a historic sellβoff. Brent crude tumbled about 7% in a single…