Trump Vs. Iran: Will Investors' Assumptions Prove Wrong?

Over the past year, investors have become accustomed to Donald Trump's tendency to quickly reverse course in the face of political or market pressures. However, as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, there are growing fears that the conflict could morph into a protracted and unpredictable confrontation.

The US and Israel have already launched missile strikes on Iran, and investors have largely assumed that Trump will ultimately back down to avoid a full-blown war. But economists warn that this assumption may be