The price of gold rose by almost 3% amid the situation in the Middle East

The exchange price of gold rose to $5,397.85 per troy ounce, an increase of almost 3% against the background of the situation in the Middle East. This was confirmed on March 2 by data from the financial platform. Investing.com .

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. Trump called her goal "protecting the American people."

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In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. The UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and other Persian Gulf countries were affected by the Iranian attacks.

Later, on March 1, it became known that the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli attacks, national mourning was declared in the country and an interim governing council was established. Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian has vowed to avenge Khamenei's death. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences over the death of the Iranian leader and condemned the assassination.

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