Financial markets are set to reopen Monday with investors squarely focused on escalating geopolitical tensions as Israel and Iran continue to bombard each other with no sign of a pause.

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Suzanne McGee and Linda Pasquini NEW YORK/GDANSK (Reuters) -Investors were on edge ahead of markets reopening late on Sunday, gripped by anxiety over nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and the escalating threat of a sweeping conflict in the Middle East.