00:00And it's not just the skies that have been impacted.
00:02The global economy has been shaken after the US and Israel launched major strikes on Iran,
00:09killing their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
00:13The attacks immediately sent shockwaves through financial markets,
00:17with oil prices soaring and stocks tumbling in early trade.
00:22Trading began with a sharp jolt.
00:24Within minutes of markets opening, oil prices surged.
00:28Brent crude, the international benchmark, spikes more than 13%.
00:33American crude jumped nearly 12%.
00:36These are some of the biggest single-day opening spikes in recent years.
00:41And the reason is simple.
00:43West Asia is one of the world's most important energy hubs.
00:47The US-Iran strikes have poured fuel on long-standing tensions.
00:51With the possibility of more violence,
00:54investors are worried that oil supplies could be disrupted for weeks.
00:58A major concern is the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman.
01:04Around 20% of the world's seaborne oil passes through this checkpoint every single day.
01:11After the strikes, shipping traffic there slowed dramatically.
01:14Several vessels came under attack,
01:16and reports suggest the Strait was effectively shut for hours, raising fears of a global energy shortage.
01:23These fears quickly rippled through Asia's stock markets.
01:27As trading began, markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Wellington and Taipei all plunged.
01:34Investors rushed to pull money out of risky assets.
01:37The sell-off was sharp and widespread, with almost every major index in Asia moving into the red.
01:44And India wasn't spared either.
01:46The Sensex fell close to 1,000 points as trading began.
01:51Energy, aviation and metal stocks were the worst hit.
01:55Traders described the opening hours as pure panic.
01:58And when markets panic, investors look for safer places to keep their money.
02:04And that's exactly what has happened.
02:06Gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven in times of conflict, climbed by nearly 2%.
02:12So, from soaring oil to sinking equities and disrupted shipping,
02:18the global economy now faces a period of heightened uncertainty.
02:24Power doesn't end quietly.
02:27Some deaths are not accidents.
02:30They are messages.
02:32A gunshot.
02:34A crowd.
02:36A country frozen.
02:38The killer disappears.
02:40The questions don't.
02:42This is not just about who died.
02:45It's about what followed.
02:48Governments fell.
02:49Armies moved.
02:50History rewrote itself.
02:53Five leaders.
02:56Five moments.
02:58One pattern.
03:00The assassination.
03:21One pattern.
03:21One pattern.
03:22One pattern.
03:23One pattern.
03:23One pattern.
03:24One pattern.
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