股市上涨，油价下跌。以美国总统唐纳德·特朗普屡次提及的成功标准来看，周一沙特、巴基斯坦和土耳其安全官员与伊朗领导人在德黑兰的会晤取得了成果。沙特股市上涨3.4%，创下13个月来最大涨幅，而周二油价下跌约1%。市场因缓和迹象、对巴基斯坦和卡塔尔调解的支持以及阿曼提出的地区不侵犯公约而松了一口气，但也门胡塞武装似乎没有收到通知：沙特阿拉伯报告称，当晚拦截了弹道导弹和无人机。
Stocks are up, oil is down. By US President Donald Trump’s oft-repeated measure of success, Monday’s meeting between Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish security officials and Iranian leaders in Tehran delivered results. Saudi stocks rose 3.4%, their biggest gain in 13 months, while oil fell about 1% Tuesday. While markets relaxed on signs of de-escalation, support for Pakistani and Qatari mediation, and Oman’s proposal for a regional non-aggression pact, Yemen’s Houthis didn’t get the memo: Saudi Arabia reported intercepting ballistic missiles and drones overnight.
不过，外交势头正在增强。卡塔尔埃米尔和伊朗总统今天将在莫斯科与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京会面，与此同时，以色列媒体报道称，军事领导人抵制了总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡在今天选举前对伊朗发动打击的计划。与此同时，防御力量正在加强。埃及议会授权提供军事支持，帮助沙特阿拉伯抵御胡塞武装。
Still, diplomacy is gaining momentum. Qatar’s emir and Iran’s president are meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, while Israeli media reported that military leaders resisted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to strike Iran before today’s election. Meanwhile, defenses are being reinforced. Egypt’s parliament authorized plans to provide military support to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against the Houthis.