March 1, 2026 Smoke rises from a reported explosion in Tehran after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in a major attack by the United States and Israel the day before. This triggered a new wave of retaliatory missile attacks from Iran.
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LONDON — European stock markets are expected to start the new trading week in solid negative territory as global markets fall after the United States and Israel launched widespread attacks against Iran over the weekend.
british FTSE The index opened 0.6% lower, with Germany’s dachshund 1.5% down, France CAC40 1.4% decrease in Italy FTSE MIB It fell 1.2%, according to IG data.
World markets fell across the board on Monday. The airstrike killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and the United States and Israel are calling on Iranians to seize the opportunity to overthrow the regime.
Iran launched retaliatory attacks against US military bases in the Middle East, resulting in the deaths of three US servicemen.
Oil prices rose more than 8% on Sunday as market participants feared major supply disruptions. U.S. stock futures fell on Monday morning, with airline stocks falling sharply due to airspace disruptions and airport closures in the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific markets also falling.
The major U.S. and Israeli strikes began Saturday after Iran rejected U.S. demands to curb its nuclear program and another round of talks held last Thursday ended without a deal.
European revenues were from Bank of Ireland Group, Smith & Nephew and Galp Energia, and the data release included German retail sales and Italian GDP statistics.
