Stocks Drop, Oil Gains As Traders Digest Updates in the Iran War0

• Energy, iran, Markets, mi-exclusive, stocks, us-iran-conflict
• March 3, 2026

Stocks fell, energy prices rose, and bond yields jumped for a second day on Tuesday as the escalating conflict between Iran and the US and its allies continued to roil global markets. Markets pared the most dramatic losses after President Donald Trump said the US would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a