As oil surged, another commodity quietly caught fire in Iran war

From The Economic Times

Global attention has largely focused on the surge in oil and gas prices following the US-Israeli war against Iran. But another commodity is quietly becoming one of the biggest casualties of the conflict — aluminium. Prices of the metal have surged to four-year highs as the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts trade flows from the Gulf, a region that has become a critical supplier to Western markets.