Trump Open to Iran Talks After Deadly Strikes

0:00On March 1st, President Donald Trump has signaled he's open to talks with Iran's surviving leaders after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed the countries. Supreme Leader Ali Kaminay and dozens of top officials, the attacks aimed at toppling the regime kicked off with an Israeli air strike on Kaminay's compound in Tehran, followed by intense bombing across Iranian cities. Meanwhile, Iran fired back with missiles hitting Israeli targets in U.S. bases in the Gulf, causing nine Israeli deaths in the first three U.S. military, fatalities. Trump claimed 48 Iranian leaders and nine warships were taken out in the first two days while Iranian reports highlight heavy civilian, losses including over 150 killed in a school bombing in southern Minab. Oil prices surged 10% to $80 a barrel for Brent Crude, with fears of hitting $100 as tanker traffic choked off near. The Strait of Hormuz after ship attacks, airports in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai shut

1:01down for missile damage, rippling through global travel. Iran's President Masood Pizeskian announced an interim leadership council to replace Kaminay, bowing quick selection of a successor amid the chaos. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised even fiercer strikes on Tehran, as some Iranians mixed fear of more deaths with faint hopes for, regime change. With the conflict deepening in economy's reeling, Trump's willingness to negotiate could shift the path ahead, though escalation shows no signs of, slowing just yet.