Gulf Stock Markets Drop as US-Iran War Escalates
📉 GULF MARKETS — Gulf states are absorbing Iranian missiles and selling equities simultaneously. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Kuwait and Jordan are now active strike targets, not bystanders — their markets price sovereign risk, not just oil disruption. Retreat here signals regional capital is hedging against escalation, not just energy volatility. Foreign capital exit from Gulf bourses tightens fiscal space for host nations still publicly claiming neutrality.
