[Middle East Situation Continues to Escalate, Gold and Silver Open Higher Across the Board] Odaily Planet Daily News: On March 2, the Middle East situation continues to escalate. In terms of casualties, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei and former President Ahmadinejad were killed in an attack. Trump stated that 48 members of Iran's leadership were killed, along with 3 U.S. soldiers. Iran claimed the attack caused 560 U.S. casualties. The U.S. reported striking over 1,000 targets and destroying the headquarters of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, using B-2 bombers to attack missile facilities. Iran stated it launched multiple rounds of strikes and adjusted senior military personnel. Due to the conflict, international oil prices surged $8 at Monday's opening, with Brent crude rising to $82.37 per barrel. U.S. stock index futures opened over 1% lower, and gold and silver opened higher across the board. (Jin10)