Svmuu News: On March 2, tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate. Regarding casualties, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei and former President Ahmadinejad were killed in an attack, while the Iranian Presidential Office stated that President Pezeshigian was unharmed. Donald Trump The U.S. claimed to have killed 48 members of Iran’s leadership and reported that three U.S. soldiers were killed; Iran claimed the attacks resulted in 560 U.S. military casualties.The U.S. stated it had destroyed the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), struck over 1,000 targets, and deployed B-2 bombers to attack missile facilities;Iran stated it had launched multiple rounds of strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets and appointed Ahmad Vahidi as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Israel stated it had eliminated several senior Iranian leaders and intensified its strikes.The United Kingdom, France, and Germany issued a joint statement regarding defensive operational arrangements. Shipping and financial markets in multiple countries have been affected. (Jin Shi)