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Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’

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This report is about defense and oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

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

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

  • XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.6% 30d

    SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: 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.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+15.7% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
XARNo price data for this ticker———————
USO-1.54%-1.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.45%-2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX-1.54%-2.69%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COPNo price data for this ticker———————
SHELNo price data for this ticker———————

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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Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.69%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-1.54%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
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.77%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.45%final price

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Who gains and who loses around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Companies tied to this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    For “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” 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

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” 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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” 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 1 Nov 2026 story “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’.” 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 sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’,” 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

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

“Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’” (1 Nov 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through this story.

For IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), the reason on file says iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story

Dates in the story, and the IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) price range

ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 209.72. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XAR traded between 210.89 and 237.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 227.38.

A simple score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“Iran sanctions MI6, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force over ‘hostile actions’” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.