The first Chinese oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a sudden escalation in the region's tensions

BlockBeats News, May 7th. The situation in the Strait of Hormuz suddenly escalated after the U.S. attempted to escort merchant ships, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launching attacks on multiple merchant ships from various countries. On May 6th, the world's second-largest container shipping company, CMA CGM Group from France, stated that its small container ship, the San Antonio, was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, resulting in injuries to the crew and damage to the vessel. On May 4th, a large oil tanker owned by a Chinese shipowner was attacked at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz outside the UAE's Al-Jeel port, causing a fire on the ship's deck. At the time of the attack, the vessel was marked as "CHINA OWNER&CREW."

According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of "Suez Canal reopening" was 7% fifteen days before and is 34% by the end of the month.