{"id":239647,"date":"2026-03-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=239647"},"modified":"2026-03-03T04:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:11:48","slug":"energy-stocks-surge-as-operation-epic-fury-ignites-middle-east-oil-risk-premium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/energy-stocks-surge-as-operation-epic-fury-ignites-middle-east-oil-risk-premium\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Stocks Surge As &#8216;Operation Epic Fury&#8217; Ignites Middle East Oil Risk Premium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oil giants and related ETFs rocketed in pre-market action Monday, fueled by Brent crude\u2019s sharp climb on U.S.-Iran hostilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend killing of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader&nbsp;<strong>Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&nbsp;<\/strong>in joint&nbsp;<a 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