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

**Kobeissi Letter: US-Iran Conflict Won’t Trigger World War III; Market Should Tune Out Noise** The Kobeissi Letter, a prominent research institution, stated March 2 that the U.S.-Iran conflict will not spark World War III, urging markets to ignore current "noise." Oil prices have officially fallen below $70 per barrel, with only a 3.5% gain on the day the conflict erupted. S&P 500 futures dropped less than 1%, while gold rose just over 2%. Market participants should remain calm—"the dust will eventually settle," the letter noted. **Palantir Tied to AI Warfare, Potential Global Conflict Escalation** U.S. defense data analytics firm Palantir—founded by Peter Thiel—has been labeled a "sinister instigator" of potential World War III, as well as a key driver and potential beneficiary of modern algorithmic and AI warfare. Palantir executives have repeatedly discussed global conflict escalation risks, framing the company’s technology as critical to winning large-scale wars. In 2024, Palantir CEO Alex Karp publicly stated the U.S. is "highly likely" to fight a three-front war against China, Russia, and Iran, emphasizing the need to accelerate autonomous weapon system development to stay competitive. Karp likened Palantir’s defense work to "the Manhattan Project of this generation." The targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani is recognized as the first fully AI-driven high-level targeted assassination in human history. Palantir served as the "battlefield brain," integrating massive data sets to rapidly identify, track, and locate high-value targets—optimizing the entire U.S. military kill chain. **BlockBeats’ "Visionary Beating" Report on Palantir** BlockBeats’ in-depth reporting account "Visionary Beating" previously published an article titled *"Mass Production of Palantir, 58-Year-Old Peter Thiel's War Profiteering Ambitions"* (link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5q1X4rInsWGAf3xvkH6SdA) detailing the company.