On February 28, the first day of their war on Iran, the US and Israel assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his wife, his daughter-in-law, and other family members. UPDATE 0540 GMT:The price of Brent crude oil has fallen another 1% this morning amid the pause in the US war on Iran. The Hong ‌Kong-flagged ⁠VLCC New Pearl, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude, is exiting the Red Sea for eastern China’s Zhoushan port. The official number of US casualties during the start of the war on Iran on February 28 is 18 killed and 624 wounded. UPDATE 0556 GMT:The global price of Brent crude oil has fallen almost 5% amid the Trump camp’s retreat from wider strikes on Iran.