The conflict with Iran is boosting exports through the Port of Corpus Christi while also feeding higher prices for drivers, trucking companies and businesses across Texas. Plus, renewed blockades in the Strait of Hormuz are rattling global markets again.
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Latest Middle East tensions raise new questions about oil and diplomacy
The picture in the Persian Gulf is shifting by the hour, with new talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and questions over whether Iran will participate. Oil prices moved sharply higher as markets reacted to the latest developments…