Defense Stocks Slide as Iran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Aerospace and defense shares fell Tuesday morning after a Reuters report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the U.S. takes initial steps toward easing military pressure. Lockheed Martin dropped 3% to $521.05 and RTX fell 3% to $189.40, while Boeing slipped 1% to $198.61, its smaller decline reflecting a revenue mix weighted toward commercial aircraft rather than munitions. The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF fell 1% to $213.40 while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust held roughly flat at $773.53, confirming the selling was concentrated in defense primes rather than the broader market. WTI crude oil traded at $91.64 per barrel, down 0.79% over the past 24 hours and lower for a fourth session, as the diplomatic signal compressed the geopolitical risk premium underpinning expectations for sustained munitions demand. The move extends an existing de-rating: RTX has shed 10% and Lockheed Martin 7% over the past month, making the Hormuz headline an accelerant rather than the ignition for the decline.

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Defense & Geopolitical Fragmentation▼ · 3 stocks
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LMT
▼ NegativeGeopoliticsrelevance

Lockheed Martin dropped 3% as Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz reduced the geopolitical risk premium underpinning munitions demand.

RTX Corporation
RTX
▼ NegativeGeopoliticsrelevance

RTX fell 3% as the Hormuz diplomatic signal compressed the geopolitical risk premium driving defense/munitions demand, extending its month-long de-rating.

The Boeing Company
BA
▼ NegativeGeopoliticsrelevance

Boeing slipped 1% as the Iran-Hormuz diplomatic signal eased geopolitical tensions that had supported defense demand, though its commercial-heavy revenue mix limited the decline.

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⛏Crude Oil WTI Futures
WTI
▼ NegativeGeopoliticsrelevance

WTI fell for a fourth session as Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz eased supply-disruption fears and compressed the geopolitical risk premium.

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