Worries Escalate as Geopolitical Tensions Rise, Expert Predicts Financial World Collapsing

• Worries escalate as geopolitical tensions rise.

• Expert predicts the financial world collapsing in situation does not simmer down.

• He shares 10 bearish reasons for the financial markets if Monday sees no ceasefire.

Iran responded to the US and Israel’s joint attack towards critical areas within Iran. As promised, if ever attacked, Iran responded by targeting all US bases situated within the neighboring Middle Eastern countries. Now, as worries escalate as geopolitical tensions rise, one expert predicts a slow yet inevitable collapse of the financial world. Will crypto survive the expected fall?

Worries Escalate as Geopolitical Tensions Rise

Yesterday, tensions between Iran, the USA and Israel escalated as the US and Israel launched a joint strike against Iran. The attack was triggered by dropping missiles in Tehran and other regions in Iran. In response, Iran began to try to hit all of the US’ bases in the neighboring Middle Eastern countries. In response, all Middle Eastern countries closed their airspace above their nations.

Till now, these Middle Eastern countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, have all taken a highly defensive approach and are continually intercepting all missile and drone strikes. In particular, the UAE faced multiple missile and drone strikes from Iran, all aimed at prominent US bases and US-specific government bases within its borders. As of now, the country has seen very few casualties caused by fallen debris.

Expert Predicts Financial World Collapsing

Amid the growing tension, one financial expert and prominent figure in the space goes on to state that if this war does not end by tomorrow night, before the world financial markets open up day after tomorrow in the morning, the world will likely see an absolute collapse of the global economy. As we can see from the post below, the figure goes on to state the top 10 reactions the world may see.

If this war does not end by tomorrow night, before the world financial markets open up day after tomorrow in the morning……

You will see an absolute collapse of the global economy

1. Oil over $ 100 a barrel within the first hour and $150 within a few days

2. Pakistani PSX…

— Mir Mohammad Alikhan (@MirMAKOfficial) February 28, 2026

Firstly, he predicts the oil price will go from $100 a barrel to $150 within a few days. Next, he states that we may see Pakistani PSX opening up Limit Down, which is almost 18,000 points down and American markets losing a few trillion dollars in the first few hours based on the futures trading. Additionally, he expects regional players to get entangled, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, in some form.

He also predicts gold prices surging significantly, and European stock exchanges like FTSE and DAX plunging 10-15% on open, triggering circuit breakers across the continent. Then he speaks of Global supply chains grinding to a halt, with shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, leading to immediate shortages in commodities and crypto markets in freefall, with Bitcoin price dropping below $50,000 as risk aversion sweeps digital assets.

Finally, he mentions a possibility for emerging economies like India and Turkey facing currency devaluations of 20% or more against the USD within days, and central banks worldwide slashing interest rates in emergency sessions, but failing to stem the panic selling and liquidity crunch. He finishes by stating that several more responses are highly likely, but these alone are enough to stress the status of the situation.