Iran Hits Back With Generals ‘Stock Market’ And ‘Bond Market’

05 Mar 2026

by Dhaval Joshi, Chief Strategist

Iran doesn’t need to sink a single US warship; it could inflict much more damage by sinking the US stock and bond markets by disrupting shipping, trade, and oil tankers with decentralised low-tech drone warfare. We discuss why it is not the direct pain of higher oil prices, but the knock-on repercussions for stock and bond markets that could inflict the greater damage. Plus, a new tactical trade is to underweight Materials.

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