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Iranian Revolutionary Guards: Iranian military officials said the U.S. president’s claim that Iran had asked Iran to stop attacks was nonsense and a desperate attempt to blackmail and pressure the Persian Gulf rulers. Whether he continues his aggression or retreats, our forces are at the highest level of readiness and ready for any eventuality. If confrontation is inevitable, everything will be decided on the battlefield, when everyone will understand who holds the power and who will have the final say.
Visa (V.N) plans to cut 2,600 jobs in a restructuring driven by AI adoption and cost-reduction measures.
Visa (V.N) plans to cut 2,600 jobs as artificial intelligence applications and cost cuts drive restructuring.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Cuba's goal is to "weaponize" these coordinated networks against the United States and is committed to putting pressure on "U.S. policymakers" and allies around the world.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots, pro-Hamas protests and other radical movements are part of a coordinated network that includes Cuba.
According to Fox News: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio quoted a U.S. State Department report as saying that Cuba aims to use militant groups against the United States.
Japanese officials say Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington have taken joint action to curb the yen's depreciation. The joint US-Japan intervention in the yen is "still ongoing."
European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred offshore the east coast of Honshu, Japan, with a focal depth of 48.4 kilometers.
According to US media reports on August 1, a shooting incident occurred in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA that day, resulting in 3 deaths and at least 2 injuries.
Hungarian Prime Minister: Hungary will completely shut down the Parkes nuclear power plant on Sunday.
[A Moscow restaurant explosion killed 3 and injured 21; Russia said it was a homemade bomb attack] On August 1, local time, the Russian National Counter-Terrorism Committee stated that an accident at a restaurant in central Moscow was caused by the explosion of a homemade explosive device. According to the report, a woman attempted to break into the restaurant with a homemade explosive device, but was stopped by the restaurant's security guards. The explosive device was then activated, killing the woman and the security guard on the spot. In addition, the accident also resulted in the death of a customer. So far, the accident has caused 3 deaths and 21 injuries. An explosion occurred at a restaurant in the center of Moscow, Russia, on August 1. It is reported that, The restaurant where the explosion occurred is located in the Kudrin Square building, a famous Russian landmark.
In separate phone calls with the Turkish Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Army Chief, the Iranian Foreign Minister warned the United States against taking any "risky actions."
Canadian Public Service Employees Union: WestJet flight attendants have issued a 72-hour strike notice. WestJet subsequently issued a 72-hour suspension notice.
According to Sky News: Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the UAE president for his continued diplomatic efforts in facilitating prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine.
Spain has installed a 500-meter floating barrier in the waters off Ceuta after a mass migration crisis in Morocco killed at least 67 people.
US President Trump: I am destroying the Iranian currency and Iran is facing severe inflation.
Former US Vice President Harris: Trump is an isolationist who keeps saying "America First", but because he fails to understand the role of the United States - although this role is not perfect - he has caused two consequences. First, he has made the United States no longer seem to be a reliable partner; second, he has reduced the authority of the United States to exert influence in global affairs to an unprecedented low.
Former US Vice President Harris: (About the Iran War) This war is a conflict that the current President Trump actively chose to get involved in. He joined forces with Israel to start the war, and for the United States, there is no clear national security issue.
Market News: The US air base in Bahrain is being evacuated in anticipation of possible escalation of tensions in the region.
According to Interfax: Russian forces damaged an oil tanker intended for Ukrainian forces in the Ukrainian port of Odessa and hit a marine tugboat in the port of Nikolaev.