Svmuu News: On March 2, tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate.In terms of casualties, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei and former President Ahmadinejad were killed in the attacks. The Donald Trump reported that 48 members of Iran’s leadership were killed and three U.S. soldiers died, while Iran claimed the attacks resulted in 560 U.S. military casualties.The U.S. stated it had struck over 1,000 targets and destroyed the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, deploying B-2 bombers to attack missile facilities; Iran claimed to have launched multiple rounds of strikes and reshuffled its military leadership.Affected by the conflict, international oil prices surged by $8 at Monday’s opening, with Brent crude rising to $82.37 per barrel; U.S. stock index futures opened more than 1% lower, while gold and silver prices opened higher across the board. (Jin Shi)