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Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz

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Key takeaways

  • The navy said the vessel struck a mine after ignoring multiple warnings and entering prohibited waters.
  • Exposed: BWET, ITA, FRO, DHT, INSW
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz

The navy said the vessel struck a mine after ignoring multiple warnings and entering prohibited waters.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 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-4.4% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d

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

  • INSW International Seaways-10.8% 16d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITA+3.67%+2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XAR+2.91%+0.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+35.08%+5.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO+14.63%+6.76%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT+15.43%+6.67%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW+7.59%+1.40%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK+11.16%+3.34%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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What happened to Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) the last 13 times Strait of Hormuz was in the news

In the last 13 similar stories, Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) moved an average of -10.37% the next day. The best was -10.37% and the worst was -10.37%, from 13 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)the next day-10.37%-10.37%-10.37%13
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days later-28.03%-28.03%-28.03%13
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day+3.18%+3.18%+3.18%6
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later-2.60%-2.60%-2.60%6
Frontline (FRO)the next day-7.80%-7.80%-7.80%11
Frontline (FRO)three days later-20.61%-20.52%-21.50%11
DHT Holdings (DHT)the next day-4.32%-4.32%-4.32%10
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days later-16.99%-16.85%-18.23%10

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.08%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier+6.67%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier+15.43%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier+6.76%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier+14.63%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier+1.40%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier+7.59%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier+2.77%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+3.67%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier+3.34%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier+11.16%final price
XARthree days earlier+0.53%final price
XARfive days earlier+2.91%final price

Strait of Hormuz, seven days against thirty

Strait of Hormuz

Geopolitics Alpha has 174 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 641 stories from the past 30. That is about its usual pace over the past month. “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) on one side of this energy story

The side that tends to collect

  • FRO Frontline

    For “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz,” Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    In “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    For “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz,” Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz,” 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 “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz,” 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

How energy news reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

The 9 Nov 2026 story “Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz” names Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) because of Strait of Hormuz.

For Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), the reason on file says Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story

The price range for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), and the dates in the story

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 47.51 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.49. ITA traded between 197.59 and 218.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 216.38.

How strong the case is around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100

“Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.