The global economy is being rattled today as intensified military conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran sends oil prices sharply higher and financial markets into turmoil. After coordinated strikes and retaliatory actions in the Middle East over the weekend, Brent crude — the international benchmark — surged as much as 13 % to over USD 82 per barrel, marking one of the largest single-day jumps in years. The conflict has disrupted activity around the Strait of