US KIA
7
Latest: Space Brigade SGT in Saudi Arabia
Iranian Dead
940+
incl. 168 Minab school strike (110 girls)
WTI Oil (est)
$90
Intraday: $98-$119 spike, crashes on peace talk
Gold GLD
$471.96
Near all-time high. Flight to quality.
SPY
$677
Day range: $662-$680. Relief bounce active.
Countries Active
7+
US UK Israel UAE Bahrain Saudi Iraq
MARKET PRICES (Mar 9 Close)
USO$103.66H:$124.07 L:$98.47-17% from high
GDXJ$136.73H:$137.59 L:$127.79+recovery
SLV$78.63H:$78.56 L:$75.24+recovering
UNG$12.21H:$13.26 LNG bid-qtly LNG halted
BNO$42.77H:$50.30 L:$39.88Brent volatile
KEY EVENTS TIMELINE
Feb 28Operation Epic Fury begins. US-Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear, missile, energy sites.
Feb 28Minab girls' school strike: 168 killed (110 schoolgirls ages 5-11). Confirmed: Bellingcat/NYT/WaPo/CNN/Guardian.
Mar 1Oil begins spiking. WTI $92.
Mar 6Khamenei confirmed dead. Succession crisis. 49 top leaders gone.
Mar 7Mojtaba Khamenei (hardliner, 56) selected. Trump demands role, rebuffed. No ceasefire off-ramp.
Mar 8UAE joins war. Bahrain desal hit. Qeshm Island desal hit. KHARG ISLAND in focus.
Mar 8Oil gaps to $107 at Sunday open. USO $112.
Mar 9Oil spikes to $119. Saudi Arabia hit (US Embassy Riyadh drone fire). 7th US KIA in Saudi.
Mar 9Trump CBS: "war very complete." Oil crashes $119 to $81-85.
Mar 9Trump-Putin call (first since war). Putin offers EU his oil. Trump considers Hormuz takeover.
Mar 9BBC confirms school strike. Sen. Kaine: "very troubled." Congressional AUMF debate begins.
Mar 9UK RAF shoots down 2 more Iranian drones. HMS Dragon deploys to Mediterranean.