Gate News bot news, Iran's retaliatory strike against the U.S. base in Qatar is not as serious as investors feared, thereby easing market concerns that the conflict would immediately disrupt Middle East supplies, leading to a fall in oil prices. After Iran launched missiles at the U.S. base in Qatar, WTI crude fell by 4%, as traders were previously worried that Iran's retaliatory response would involve closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of the world's oil passes.