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Russia said that Ukraine launched 370 drones towards Moscow and had shot down most of them.

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Elida is moving northwest over open water.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 4.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico; the focal depth was 1.0 kilometers.

The Faytuks Network intelligence team, an open-source intelligence news organization, stated that Iran has intensified its attacks on US bases over the past week, resulting in increased damage. While most missiles were intercepted and most Gulf bases suffered minor damage, the situation in Jordan is different. Despite interceptions, Iranian missiles have hit targets in Jordan almost every night since the escalation of hostilities. This situation is worrying and may indicate that Jordan's local air defense firepower is nearing saturation, leading to a shortage of interceptor missiles. This would result in fewer interceptor missiles being launched per missile by air defense forces, thus reducing the success rate of interceptions. The attacks on the Muwafak Salti and Prince Hussein air bases in Jordan appear to have been more severe, with damage to multiple buildings and craters near the runways. Meanwhile, most Iranian attacks on other US facilities have been unsuccessful, with limited impact on operations in the region. The Muwafak Salti air base in Jordan is a key node in the current US power projection in the Middle East, housing multiple fighter squadrons, including the mainstay F-15s and the highly anticipated F-35s. Due to its importance in operations in the region, the base has become a focal point of Iranian attacks, suffering repeated missile strikes almost nightly. Satellite imagery shows two additional hit points near a hangar facility in the northern part of the base. These buildings appear to have been destroyed, and their purpose is unclear. Prince Hussein Air Base (also known as H5 Air Base), another Jordanian air base housing US troops and aircraft, is also a key target of Iranian attacks in Jordan. Satellite imagery shows that the base has been hit by at least two missiles recently. Although the number of attacks is limited, they will impact base operations. A building suspected to be an aircraft hangar was destroyed by a missile; it is unclear whether there were any aircraft in the hangar at the time of the attack. Another Iranian missile also damaged the base's runway area. Although the crater is not directly on the runway but located on the runway edge, the burn marks shown in the images indicate that the central area of the adjacent runway has been damaged.

U.S. Military: The U.S. military ended its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran.

The Iranian military claims that the latest attacks targeted U.S. ammunition depots and bridges in Kuwait, as well as fuel reserves in Jordan.

According to the Iranian Student News Agency: A location near Bandar Abbas was attacked by the US military.

Market news: Apple (AAPL.O) will increase the price of iPhones in Japan by 10%.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Musk’s SpaceX is negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide computing power.

According to Iran's Mahr News Agency: US missiles struck the southwest area of ​​Ahvaz, Iran.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: This operation was a response to previous US attacks on Iranian bridges and other infrastructure. If the United States continues to attack Iranian targets, Iran will expand its attacks on U.S.-related industrial, technological and artificial intelligence assets in the Middle East.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: The Iraqi army attacked U.S. infrastructure in Bahrain and destroyed an unmanned boat warehouse and an artificial intelligence center.

Market news: A U.S. judge ruled that the Trump administration does not have the authority to broadly eliminate funding due to new policy priorities.

The meeting between the United States and Mexico will be held on July 21, local time.

The United States will hold its third bilateral meeting with Mexico in Mexico City to negotiate on a joint review of the U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.

Market news: U.S. bank deposits fell to $19.361 trillion from $19.435 trillion in the previous week.

This week, the S&P 500 fell 1.55%, the Nasdaq fell 2.9%, and the Dow fell 0.93%.

The Dow Jones Index closed down 406.55 points, or 0.77%, at 52146.42 points on July 17 (Friday);The S&P 500 Index closed down 76.1 points on July 17 (Friday) 1 point, or 1.01%, to 7457.66 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 361.70 points, or 1.40%, to 25520.24 points on July 17 (Friday).

U.S. Central Command: In the three days before resuming enforcement of blockade measures in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military has intercepted and forced four merchant ships to reroute, rendering one merchant ship incapable of navigation, and boarded and inspected one merchant ship to ensure that it fully complied with relevant regulations.

According to IRNA: Iran said it launched cruise missiles to attack US ships in the North Indian Ocean, launching the thirteenth phase of "Operation Lightning".