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Middle East

ORG Government / Regional Geopolitical Affairs Momentum 3.9 QUIET Primary: Spectral Shift

Middle East region (population 400M+, $2.8T regional GDP) encompasses energy exporters, financial hubs, and strategic chokepoints including the Strait of Hormuz handling 20% of global oil transit. Escalating geopolitical tensions since February 2026 involving Iran, Syria, and regional powers are reshaping energy markets, supply chains, and international cooperation frameworks.

ADNOC backing UAE's AED 1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund; regional investment and industrial capacity building
-1.34
PSI Score
3.9
Momentum
1%
Confidence
101
Connections
Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).
Connected Entities
Iran United States Strait of Hormuz Donald Trump Israel Tehran Washington President China Gulf Europe Reuters Ukraine Prime Minister WASHINGTON
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-04-18 2026-05-18 101 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
-1.336
Narrative Drift
0.000
Spectral Shift
959.340
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.101
Signal
Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).
Driver
Ranked #12 of 29 in — in line with sector peers. PSI stable vs yesterday (-1.00). Confidence: 63% (entity has limited history, score is shrunk toward sector prior).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
N/A
Sector Rank
+0.00
Peer Z-Score
0%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
101 Degree Centrality
Centrality History
2026-04-18 2026-05-18 101 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Iran 959 STABLE
United States 770 STABLE
Strait of Hormuz 443 STRENGTHENED
Donald Trump 417 STABLE
Israel 282 STRENGTHENED
Tehran 206 STRENGTHENED
Washington 184 STRENGTHENED
President 174 STRENGTHENED
China 145 STRENGTHENED
Gulf 140 STABLE
Europe 133 STRENGTHENED
Reuters 116 STABLE
Ukraine 112 STRENGTHENED
Prime Minister 112 STABLE
WASHINGTON 105 STABLE
United Nations 100 STABLE
Russia 97 STABLE
White House 89 STRENGTHENED
AP 88 STABLE
Pakistan 86 STABLE
European Union 71 STABLE
India 66 STABLE
Fed 62 STABLE
United Kingdom 61 STRENGTHENED
UAE 59 STABLE
Beijing 59 STRENGTHENED
DOD 55 STABLE
Wall Street 52 STABLE
Marco Rubio 52 STABLE
United Arab Emirates 51 NEW
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Data as of 2026-05-18 ← Intelligence Network