Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is reported wounded and likely disfigured, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a Pentagon press conference (Source: Bloomberg). The development increases geopolitical tail risks for the Middle East, likely prompting risk-off flows, upward pressure on oil prices and defense stocks, and higher safe-haven demand; monitor oil, regional military activity indicators, and FX moves.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is reported wounded and likely disfigured, according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a Pentagon press conference (Source: Bloomberg). The development increases geopolitical tail risks for the Middle East, likely prompting risk-off flows, upward pressure on oil prices and defense stocks, and higher safe-haven demand; monitor oil, regional military activity indicators, and FX moves.
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