Gulf Bourses Advance as Investors Price Short Iran Strike, Not Prolonged War
📉 GULF MARKETS — Bourses up while four tankers burn demands an explanation. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Regional investors are pricing a short US strike, not a prolonged war. Epic Fury and tanker attrition read as clearing events: once strikes land and retaliation stays sub-regional, Gulf equities recover fast. The advance signals confidence in surgical, not existential, escalation. That bet holds — unless CENTCOM's aim isn't as precise as advertised.
