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Iran's IRGC launches missile, drone strikes on US military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain

June 28, 2026·The Economic TimesEconomy

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GCC CONTEXT

Regional escalation involving US military assets in the Gulf historically correlates with heightened volatility in crude oil futures, energy sector equities, and GCC financial markets, particularly affecting sectors dependent on trade continuity and foreign direct investment flows. Kuwait and Bahrain, as smaller GCC economies with significant US military presence and exposure to regional tensions, have experienced measured currency and equity market reactions during past episodes of Iran-US military confrontation, though the magnitude of response typically depends on perceived duration and scope of the conflict. Macroeconomic structures in the GCC—including reliance on oil revenues, dollar-pegged currencies in most member states, and interconnected banking systems—create channels through w

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