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UK Maritime Trade: Regarding the incident 9 nautical miles east of Oman, we have been informed by military authorities and the ship’s chief safety officer that the crew have abandoned ship and are currently in a lifeboat.

Salman Al-Ansari, a Saudi geopolitical analyst, said the idea that Iran sees itself as a new regional hegemon is delusional, given how much its military has been weakened, how much its Middle East proxy network has been weakened and how much its economy has been strangled in recent months. All that's left of it is bullying, piracy, noise and the ability to play spoiler. This may be true, but the United States has so far failed to demonstrate the ability to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force. Currently, The new round of military activities by both sides has not yet escalated into a full-scale war. The United States has not targeted Tehranwhile Iran has limited its attacks to largely ineffective attacks on U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Iran has not yet resumed attacks on the two most powerful Gulf states, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Tut this does not mean that violence in the coming weeks will necessarily remain manageable. "Fundamentally, the Iranians don't believe that Trump wants to restart the war, so they keep applying pressure. They really don't think Trump is going to 'beat them hard,'" ” said Marc Polymeropoulos, a former senior CIA official responsible for Middle East affairs. “But there are so many things that can go wrong. If one of these firefights resulted in a mass casualty incident and American soldiers were killed, Trump would go crazy. So it's not without risk. ”What makes the situation even more complicated is that since Iran’s new supreme leader Mujtaba was injured, he has neither appeared in the video nor appeared in person. It is unclear who is giving the orders. Several hardline factions vying for power in Iran have sharply criticized the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States last month and have a clear incentive to undermine the deal by escalating the situation. “Iran’s decision-making is in chaos right now,” said Mehran Haghirian, executive director of research at the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation think tank. "There is clearly a faction that does not support negotiations. Many of them want to prolong this state of affairs as long as possible, because every day that passes strengthens the regime and limits the space for postwar political reform."

According to AXIOS: A missile from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards hit a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said.

According to AXIOS: U.S. officials said the targets of the strikes against Iran include rocket and drone launch sites, as well as air surveillance radars and missile storage sites.

According to Fox News: Artificial intelligence has been the leading cause of layoffs in the United States for the third month in a row.

Market news: Japan calls on the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to increase alternative asset allocation in its investment strategy.

According to Israel Hayom: Oman has informed the United States that Iran refuses to accept the proposed terms regarding the Strait of Hormuz. The diplomatic standoff prompted the United States to immediately reinstate sanctions and reimpose a naval blockade.

According to Al Jazeera: Iranian officials said that the US strike (against Iran) "will not go without a response."

According to AXIOS: A U.S. official said that the cargo ship attacked by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was traveling in Oman’s proposed southern waterway that should have unrestricted access.

According to Al Jazeera: The US War Secretary says Iran is paying the price for its "wrong choices."

UK Maritime Trade Organization: Received a report of an incident 9 nautical miles east of Oman.

U.S. Central Command: One civilian crew member is missing and the ship is unable to continue sailing due to a fire on board and severe damage to the engine room.

According to Iran's Press TV, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it will close the Strait of Hormuz until the United States stops intervening in the region. The statement pointed out that a ship shut down its system and tried to cross the strait along an unapproved route, and the Iranian army had to attack it to prevent its passage.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Cuban leaders need to implement broad reforms before it's too late.

US President Trump: Even though all the media tried their best to smear me and filled me with false news, I still won the presidential election with a landslide victory. This shows that the mainstream media has no credibility at all!

According to Elabe's BFM poll, if the first round of voting is held this Sunday, France's far-right National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen will receive 34% to 35.5% of the vote.

The National Press Club calls on the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately withdraw its subpoena against New York Times journalists.

The latest data shows that in the Nasdaq 100 Index, the proportion of constituent stocks whose stock prices have retraced at least 20% from their historical highs has risen to 48%, a new high since the market sell-off from February to March this year. Although down from around 60% before the market bottomed in late March, the share has doubled in the past 12 months. During the 2022 bear market, this proportion was as high as 80%. At the same time, 64% of Nasdaq 100 stocks are still operating above their 200-day moving average, close to their highest level this year. In contrast, before the market bottomed on March 30, Only 38% of the components are above their 200-day moving average. This means that the current U.S. stock market rally is increasingly dependent on a few large technology stocks, and the breadth within the market is narrowing. (The Kobeissi Letter, an independent market research agency)

US Ambassador to Israel: Lebanese Hezbollah is the common enemy of Lebanon and Israel.

US Ambassador to Israel: Israel has informed us about Iran's plot to assassinate the US president. Iran's threats are not new, and its behavior has not changed. We see no real evidence of moderates in Iran.