Opinion: The US-Iran Conflict is not the starting point of World War III, and the dust will eventually settle

BlockBeats News, March 2nd, the well-known research institution The Kobeissi Letter stated that the US-Iran conflict would not be the starting point of World War III, and the market should ignore the current noise. The oil price officially fell below $70 per barrel, rising only 3.5% on the day of the conflict outbreak. S&P 500 index futures fell by less than 1%, gold rose by just over 2%, market participants should remain calm, and the dust will eventually settle.

Palantir, the US defense data analysis company founded by Peter Thiel, is seen as an evil instigator of a potential World War III, as well as a key driver and potential beneficiary of modern algorithmic warfare and AI warfare. Palantir executives have openly discussed the risk of global conflict escalation many times and positioned Palantir's technology as a key tool to win large-scale wars. Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, openly stated in 2024 that the US is "highly likely" to engage in a three-front war against China, Russia, and Iran and emphasized the need to accelerate the development of autonomous weapon systems to match the adversaries. Alex Karp likened Palantir's defense work to "the Manhattan Project of this generation."

The targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani in this operation was described as the world's first fully AI-driven high-level targeted killing operation in human history. Palantir played a central role as the brain of the battlefield, integrating massive amounts of data to help rapidly identify, track, and pinpoint high-value targets, optimizing the entire US military kill chain.

BlockBeats' in-depth reporting account "Footfalling Palantir, 58-year-old Peter Thiel Wants to Make War Profits" has detailed coverage of the company.