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Strait of Hormuz tanker insurance guarantee increase

April 4, 2026r/wallstreetbets

In r/wallstreetbets, Middle East escalation risk is being tied to shipping and market anxiety via a claim that the U.S. is expanding insurance guarantees for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

"The U.S. will insure losses up to $40 billion, double its original guarantee, for tankers brave enough to transit the Strait of Hormuz" *- Wall Street Journal*
Lmao they've started offering double money to tankers willing to risk their lives
"The hardest part of a two-week military operation in the middle east is the first few years." - Sun Tzu
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