Monica Ricks

Airlines across the Gulf have also suspended much, if not all, operations at some of the world's busiest airports.

Tens of thousands of passengers have been affected so far.

Cryptocurrency traders are keeping a close eye on Bitcoin this morning.

The token rose as much as 2.2 percent to just over $68,000 yesterday after Iran confirmed the death of its supreme leader.

It's now trading at about $66,000.

And as U.S.

and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on PolyMarket were cashing in.

Analytics firm BubbleMaps says six accounts made about a million dollars in profit by betting that the U.S.

would strike Iran by February 28th.

All of the accounts were reportedly created within the last month and only placed bets on when U.S.

strikes could happen, some just hours before explosions started.

Blockchain analysts say similar patterns have been associated with insider trading.

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The Pentagon confirms three U.S.

service members have been killed in action and five are seriously injured as a result of attacks on Iran this weekend.

U.S.

Central Command posting the update to X but didn't give too many details, including where they were killed.