<h1>Force majeure invoked for oil shipments, suspending contractual delivery obligations amid Gulf supply disruptions and transit risks.</h1> Military attacks and leadership developments in Iran have impaired Gulf oil and gas production and shipping, prompting a national oil company to invoke force majeure to suspend contractual shipment obligations due to extraordinary damage and security risks; resulting export curtailments, tanker transit disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, and filled storage have reduced available supply, while governments consider reserve releases and impose regulatory measures against hoarding to stabilize markets and protect energy security.