geopolitical-risk

Iran war (March 2026) and stocks: ITA fell 12% during the war, the defense primes missed Q1 — what the headlines actually got wrong

Contrarian analysis of stock-market reactions to the March 2026 Iran war for Indian retail. ITA fell 12% even as the war escalated. LMT, RTX missed Q1 guides. Oil and gold worked; defense didn't. The framework for positioning during the next geopolitical shock.