Pakistani Stopgap Arrives

Pakistan provides a limited but usable air-defense package under the Mecca Defense Pact, likely including crews, radar support, and shorter-range interceptors rather than large numbers of Patriot-class missiles. This is the most likely outcome because Riyadh needs immediate depth while Washington's Patriot pipeline remains constrained by Ukraine.

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