✅ Breaking News: High Alert at US Bases in the Middle East; Financial Markets Turmoil
🔹 According to published reports, the #US naval support base in Bahrain has been placed on "high alert" and families of military personnel have been ordered to prepare for evacuation.
🔹 The news has raised concerns about the possibility of major developments regarding #Iran.
Impact on Financial Markets
🔹 The S&P 500 index fell 30 points immediately after the news was released
🔹 The USDJPY exchange rate hit a session low of 144.33 and continued to fall
🔹 Oil prices, which had been rising all day, hit a session high and rose nearly $3
✍️Bahrain hosts the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet with 8,300 personnel and is one of the closest US bases to Iran.
