Allied Stopgap Holds

Saudi Arabia secures near-term air-defense coverage from France, the UK, South Korea and Turkey while U.S. Patriot interceptor inventories remain tight. The most likely outcome is a patchwork deployment of allied systems, radars and crews that improves point defense around Riyadh, Jeddah and energy infrastructure without fully solving integration problems.

Each figure is the modeled move of the S&P 500 if the outcome occurs. For information only. Not investment advice.