The Middle East situation continues to escalate, with gold and silver opening higher across the board.

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On March 2nd, the situation in the Middle East escalated rapidly. The Iranian leadership was attacked, resulting in significant casualties. Both the U.S. military and Iran reported substantial losses. The U.S. has struck over 1,000 targets, international oil prices soared, and the stock market opened lower.

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2026-03-02 00:28:22

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Odaily Planet Daily News: On March 2nd, the situation in the Middle East continued to escalate. In terms of casualties, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei and former President Ahmadinejad were attacked and killed. Trump claimed to have killed 48 Iranian leaders and three U.S. soldiers, while Iran reported 560 U.S. military casualties from the attack. The U.S. stated it had struck over 1,000 targets and destroyed the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters, using B-2 bombers to attack missile facilities; Iran responded with multiple rounds of strikes and adjustments to military leadership. Due to the conflict, international oil prices surged $8 at opening on Monday, with Brent crude rising to $82.37 per barrel. U.S. stock index futures opened more than 1% lower, and gold and silver prices opened higher across the board. (Jin10)

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