How Will Stocks React to the U.S. Attack on Iran?
2026-03-01 21:50:31 ET
On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran in an operation that President Donald Trump's administration has dubbed "Operation Epic Fury." Iran confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the attack. Several other top-ranking Iranian officials were also reportedly killed in the strikes.
Moreover, U.S. forces reportedly sank nine Iranian navy ships and "largely destroyed" Iran's naval headquarters. Iran reportedly retaliated by striking various sites across the Middle East, including U.S. military bases.
These are major acts of war, so there can be little doubt that this military action will affect the U.S. stock market (and likely those of other countries) beginning on Monday.
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