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• Iran International reported that the Assembly of Experts, under heavy pressure from the Revolutionary Guards, actually elected Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, turning speculation into a reported fait accompli.
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Pbs
Here are some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei | PBS News
Time
After Khamenei, Who Could Lead Iran Next? | TIME
Iranintl
Iranintl
• Bitcoin's price rose back above $68,000 on Monday largely because traders who had bet the price would fall were forced to quickly buy back Bitcoin to cut their losses, creating a fast but potentially fragile rally.
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Fortune
Current price of Bitcoin for March 3, 2026 | Fortune
Coindesk
Why is BTC up today: Bitcoin's jump to $69,000 likely the result of short-covering
Coindesk
Bitcoin price news: BTC takes aim at $69,000 as stocks shrug off Iran strikes
• Qatar has been on the receiving end of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its civilian infrastructure, including its international airport, making it a victim in this conflict rather than an aggressor likely to strike Iran.
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Bbc
Israel launches new strikes on Iran as US identifies first American soldiers killed in conflict - BBC News
Bbc
Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last?
Aljazeera
Explosions across Qatar, UAE, Kuwait as Iran’s retaliatory strikes continue | News | Al Jazeera
• The trial starting on March 3, 2026 put Musk in the spotlight as a witness, likely generating a surge in his tweeting activity as he responded to coverage and commentary about the case.
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Japantimes
Musk on trial over tweets ahead of Twitter purchase - The Japan Times
Firstpost
Grok’s ‘war prediction’: Did Elon Musk’s AI really foretell the Iran strikes?
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The tweet that may cost Elon Musk $1 billion
• Arafi was appointed to the temporary three-member council that governs Iran during the transition, but this role is strictly short-term and does not make him a frontrunner to become the permanent Supreme Leader.
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Aljazeera
Iran forms interim council to oversee transition after Khamenei’s killing | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera
Cnbc
How Iran chooses its supreme leader, and who could be next?
Time
After Khamenei, Who Could Lead Iran Next? | TIME
• The US and Israel launched major military strikes on Iran over the weekend, turning what was a diplomatic dispute into an active regional war, making a ceasefire by March 31 far less likely.
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Theguardian
No one can predict how the US war with Iran will unfold | Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris | The Guardian
Pbs
World reacts as U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran sprawl into regional war | PBS News
Nbcnews
6 U.S. service members killed since start of war
• Gulf states are publicly calling for restraint and unity rather than rushing into war, with Qatar's former prime minister explicitly warning against being "dragged into a direct confrontation with Iran," which signals they are hesitating to strike.
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Aljazeera
After Iran’s salvo hit their skylines, will Gulf states enter the war? | Conflict | Al Jazeera
Bbc
Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
Theguardian
Gulf states on verge of acting against Iran over ‘reckless’ strikes across region | Iran | The Guardian
• France, Germany, and the UK all explicitly stated they did not participate in the US-Israel strikes on Iran, making it much less likely they would launch their own independent attack.
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Theguardian
France, Germany and UK urge Iran to ‘negotiate solution’ after attack | Iran | The Guardian
Politico
How every EU country responded to the strikes on Iran – POLITICO
Politico
Starmer lets Trump use UK bases to strike Iran’s missile depots
• The US and Israel launched a full-scale military campaign against Iran starting February 28, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei and conducting ongoing airstrikes, making it clear that a major strike on Iran had already happened and was continuing.
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Understandingwar
Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 2, 2026 | ISW
Brookings
After the strike: The danger of war in Iran | Brookings
Npr
U.S. identifies 4 soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike : NPR
• The market is asking whether Iran will strike Israel on March 3, and the news confirms that active strikes and counter-strikes between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. were already happening on that exact date, making a "Yes" resolution nearly certain.
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Aljazeera
Iran updates: US bases, embassies attacked as Tehran steps up Gulf strikes | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera
Cbsnews
U.S. death toll in Iran war rises to 6 as Trump says campaign could last 5 weeks
Thehindu
Iran-Israel war highlights: Israel launched 'broad wave' of strikes on Iran; fire near U.S. consulate in Dubai after drone attack - The Hindu