# Gulf shares slide after US and Iran exchange strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/42149

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 14:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-stocks-fall-after-us-iran-exchange-strikes-2026-09-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a982e546f821100011648cf

> Gulf stock markets fell on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, weakening hopes that tensions in the Middle East would ease quickly.

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