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Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official

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This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “iran” (defense) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+14.2% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways+1.7% 11d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-1.54%-1.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
FRO-2.94%-2.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-1.70%-2.24%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW+1.66%-0.13%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK+0.20%-1.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official ISNA News Agency

Source: ISNA News Agency

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
DHTthree days earlier-2.24%final price
DHTfive days earlier-1.70%final price
FROthree days earlier-2.39%final price
FROfive days earlier-2.94%final price
INSWthree days earlier-0.13%final price
INSWfive days earlier+1.66%final price
TNKthree days earlier-1.49%final price
TNKfive days earlier+0.20%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “iran” (defense) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    For “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    For “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 31 Oct 2026 story “Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of this story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Iran Proved It Can Stand Up to US Despite 47 Years of Sanctions: Presidential Official” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.