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``` As the U.S.-Iran conflict continues to escalate, Iran’s most crucial economic lifeline is now tied to a small island. On Saturday, according to the Financial Times, Kharg Island—a small Persian Gulf island that handles 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports—has so far not been

``` Since early March, the Middle East conflict has continued to escalate, impacting global energy supply chains. The Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy transportation, has come to a near standstill, with large volumes of oil and natural gas shipments blocked. Brent crude prices have surpassed $100 per

``` War has disrupted the supply order of the world’s largest crude oil exporter. Recently, Saudi Aramco has taken the rare step of selling crude oil on the spot market through tenders, reflecting the deep shock that Middle East conflicts have caused to global crude oil trading flows. According to

Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities were forced to shut down after a drone attack, one of the most significant unplanned supply disruptions in history, reshaping the global natural gas market structure. Morgan Stanley warns that this shutdown will eliminate most of the previously forecasted supply surplus for 2026,

``` JPMorgan states that just seven days after the outbreak of geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, supply disruptions among oil-producing countries in the Persian Gulf have exceeded expectations and are spreading rapidly. On March 9, according to Trend Trading Desk, JPMorgan’s commodities research team released an emergency report, based

``` Samsung Electronics is facing a new round of labor-management confrontation, and a strike could further exacerbate the global chip shortage. On March 9, according to Bloomberg, three major labor unions representing about 89,000 Samsung employees are negotiating with management over wages and will start a vote this week to

``` The Middle East was originally one of the fastest expanding regions for global AI infrastructure, but the risk of war in Iran is casting a shadow over this multi-billion-dollar investment. At the beginning of March, Iran-related military operations escalated, and multiple infrastructure sites in the Gulf region were attacked. According