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According to Jinshi citing CCTV news, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first public speech on the 12th through national television.The speech mainly focused on domestic unity in Iran, external conflicts, regional relations, and mourning for the late leader Ali Khamenei. When discussing the current situation, Mojtaba Khamenei expressed gratitude to the Iranian military and the "Resistance Front" armed forces, stating that Iranian soldiers have prevented enemies from controlling or dividing Iran.He also stated that Iran will continue to adopt strategic measures, including blocking the Strait of Hormuz, and will open new fronts when necessary. In discussing the regional situation, he called on neighboring countries to close military bases used by the United States within their borders, and emphasized that Iran's targets for strikes are only related military facilities, not the countries themselves. He also stressed that Iran still hopes to maintain friendly relations with neighboring countries.

The Iranian Ambassador to China, Fazli, pointed out that the Iranian constitution clearly stipulates the procedures and processes for selecting a new national leader. Fazli stated that during the period from the death of the incumbent leader to the election of the new leader, Iranian affairs are managed by a temporary leadership committee. This committee consists of the Iranian president, the head of the Iranian judiciary, and a representative from the Assembly of Experts.He said, "In the past 9 days, Iran has organized a temporary leadership committee, and the Assembly of Experts is also fulfilling its duties to select a new leader. Yesterday, they reached a consensus to choose Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader among several candidates, who now meets all the conditions required by the Iranian constitution for leaders."

According to Jin Shi citing CCTV News, a representative of the Expert Assembly in Mazandaran Province, Iran, stated that the members of the Expert Assembly have fulfilled their duties, and the successor to Khamenei's legacy will be officially announced soon.He pointed out that the Expert Assembly has never faced such immense pressure as it does now, with hostile forces attempting to force the assembly to abandon its selected candidate, but the members have resisted external interference.

According to AXIOS, President Trump stated in an interview on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, just as he did in Venezuela.Trump acknowledged that the assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is the most likely successor, but he also made it clear that he finds this outcome unacceptable. For several days, the Iranian regime has delayed announcing the successor to the Supreme Leader. However, statements from Iranian political figures on Thursday hinted that an announcement may be imminent.Trump said, "They are wasting time. Khamenei's son is a nobody. I must be involved in the appointment process, just like I handled Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela." He added that he would not accept any new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei's policies, which would force the U.S. to "go to war again in five years."

According to Iranian international media reports, the Iranian Experts Assembly will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to officially announce Mojtaba (the late Supreme Leader Khamenei's son) as the next leader.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the largest long address for BTC (0xdf1) has faced 4 liquidations in the past hour, with a total liquidation value of approximately $3.9 million. Thus, this address has been liquidated a total of 24 times in the past 24 hours, with account funds plummeting from a high of about $2.66 million yesterday to just $140,000, a drawdown of over 94.7%. The next liquidation price for its remaining BTC holdings is at $65,370.On March 1, after the official announcement of the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, this address quickly opened a long position in BTC with 40x leverage, possibly betting that the war would soon end and the market would recover. Its BTC long position once reached 1,000 coins (approximately $66.83 million), making it the largest long position on-chain at that time, with a liquidation price of about $66,560. The funds for this heavy bet did not come from new margin but rather from the unrealized gains of a long position in SOL.On February 28, this address deposited approximately $470,000 into Hyperliquid, using high leverage to bottom fish SOL at an average price of $78. The next day, SOL rose to $88, and its principal once increased more than 5 times. This unrealized gain supported its bet on BTC, but also amplified the liquidation risk for both positions as prices declined.

The prediction market platform Kalshi is facing controversy over its settlement method related to the death of Khamenei, and is facing potential legal action.The company chose to pay traders at the last trading price before the death and refund fees, rather than actively settling, with the CEO stating that this decision was due to U.S. regulatory restrictions. Former New York legislator Ben Geller is organizing affected users to prepare a class action lawsuit.

According to AI Aunt's monitoring, the address 0xdf1...6f0b0 opened a 1,000 BTC long position with 40x leverage (worth $66.83 million) at 10:30 AM today, with an opening price of $67,167 and a liquidation price of $66,559. It is currently only $390 away from liquidation, with an unrealized loss of $228,900.This address also holds a long position in SOL with 20x leverage, currently showing an unrealized profit of $810,000. The current total historical profit of this address is $775,300.

According to CoinDesk, since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, dozens of contracts related to Iran have appeared on the prediction market Polymarket, with the prediction market for Khamenei's resignation attracting a trading volume of $45 million.The account with the highest trading volume is named "Curseaaaaaaa," which made a profit of $757,000 by betting "yes." Additionally, four other traders also achieved six-figure profits.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour posted on X regarding the death of Khamenei and related prediction market events, stating: "We will not list markets that are directly tied to death. When a market may have a death outcome, we will design rules to prevent people from profiting from death."Because of this, Kalshi will handle the "Khamenei stepping down as Supreme Leader" related events as follows:All fees for this market will be refunded;If users opened positions before Khamenei's death, settlements will be based on the last trading price before Khamenei's death;If users opened positions after Khamenei's death, costs will be fully reimbursed.Tarek Mansour further stated: "No user will lose a dollar in this market. We will settle the market at the last transaction price before Khamenei's death, which was at 1:14 AM Eastern Time today."

The United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday while Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was holding a meeting with senior aides.According to BNO News, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated that it would implement a "severe" and "decisive" response against the United States and Israel regarding the assassination of Khamenei. The situation is still developing.

According to Iranian state media, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has been assassinated.

The President of the United States, Trump, posted on Truth Social that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead.

The UN Secretary-General expressed deep regret over the "missed" diplomatic opportunities regarding Iran, while also clearly stating that he cannot confirm reports of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei.

According to Polymarket data, the probability of the market for "Khamenei will step down as Iran's Supreme Leader before March 31" has sharply risen to 93% today, an increase of 85 percentage points from before, with a total market trading volume of $30.43 million.

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Baghaei, stated on the evening of February 28 that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Raisi are both "safe and sound." Baghaei made this statement during interviews with ABC News and Sky News. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered a speech that evening, claiming that there are increasing signs that Khamenei "is no longer alive." Israeli media subsequently cited reports from senior officials indicating that Khamenei "has passed away." (Xinhua)

According to NBC News: U.S. President Trump (regarding the reports of the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei) stated that we believe this is a credible report, and most of those who make all the decisions are no longer there.

According to Israel's Channel 12, an Israeli source stated that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has died in the Israeli military strike against Iran, and his body has reportedly been found in the rubble. Relevant documents have been secured by the Israeli side and have been submitted to Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior security officials. Meanwhile, it is reported that Khamenei's son-in-law and wife have also been killed in this round of attacks.According to senior Israeli officials who spoke to Fox News Digital, Khamenei died after Israel launched an attack on Tehran, and his residence has been reduced to rubble in the strike.Iran's Tasnim News Agency and Mehr News Agency reported that the Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is "steadfastly commanding the battlefield." Sources close to Khamenei's office stated, "I can assure you that the revolutionary leader is firmly and calmly commanding the front lines."