Hi Folks, welcome back to Investment Income for Life. Donald Trump has once again stirred up lots of "sheep". Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have intensified sharply following direct military exchanges between United States forces and Iranian elements.  Even Saudi Arabia oil facilities are being hit more frequently this week. My SREITs portfolio dropped again from the interest rate hike risk and US-Iran forever war- only consolation is my diversification into other sectors and asset-classes (bonds, gold and Crypto) over the past 2 years has bring down the concentration to around 50%.

1. U.S. Military Action and Retaliatory Strikes

The latest cycle of hostilities escalated after U.S. military forces conducted coordinated precision strikes against Iranian naval and strategic assets—specifically targeting vessels and supply infrastructure linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) following attacks on American naval operations. Tehran responded rapidly by launching asymmetric retaliatory strikes, deploying ballistic missiles and loitering munitions aimed at...