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NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX (owned by Elon Musk), Blue Origin (owned by Jeff Bezos), and six other aerospace companies have qualified to bid for lunar transportation contracts totaling up to $10 billion. This move further expands NASA's commercial lunar program as it moves forward with its plans to establish a permanent base on the moon. The announcement was made during the MAX POWER Aerospace Exhibition and Flight Demonstration at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will leverage the resources of several private companies to deliver scientific equipment, technological facilities, and infrastructure to the lunar south pole, preparing for a future lunar base. Under the newly established Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) framework, the maximum total value of contracts over the next 10 years is $10 billion. It is important to note that this amount is the upper limit for future mission orders, not the contract funds already awarded by NASA to participating companies. In addition to SpaceX and Blue Origin, other companies that qualified to bid include Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, iSpace US, Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and Voyager Technologies.

According to Russia's TASS news agency, citing official data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, Western countries have provided nearly $212 billion in direct financial aid to Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022. This funding includes only financial aid and does not include support such as weapons, military equipment, ammunition, other equipment, intelligence services, or training for the Ukrainian armed forces. Of this, the European Union provided over $85 billion, making it the largest source of financial aid to Ukraine during this period.

British Maritime Trade Organization: An incident involving a bulk carrier and the military has occurred in the Gulf of Oman, 18 nautical miles east of Holfaqan, UAE.

The UK Maritime Trade Organization: As of the time of the report, the condition of the crew, the damage assessment, and the environmental impact are all unknown.

The UK Maritime Trade Organization has received reports of an incident involving a bulk carrier and military personnel in the Gulf of Oman, approximately 18 nautical miles east of Khor Faiq, UAE.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. military aircraft fired precision-guided munitions at the stern of the cargo ship, rendering it unable to navigate. Prior to the operation, U.S. Central Command forces had ordered the crew to evacuate the area designated as a target. The cargo ship had previously docked at an Iranian port and subsequently attempted to leave the area.

U.S. Central Command: On Saturday, U.S. forces rendered a merchant ship unable to navigate in the Gulf of Oman. This followed repeated attempts by the ship's civilian crew to disregard U.S. warnings and violate the naval blockade against Iran.

The Iranian mission to the United Nations in Vienna accused the United States of recruiting accomplices under the guise of a "justice bounty" program in an attempt to attack Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities, and warned that any entity that provides relevant information (including the International Atomic Energy Agency) could face legal consequences.

According to Israel's Channel 12: A close confidant of US President Trump has called on Israeli opposition leader Eisencourt to quickly form a government and replace Netanyahu.

US President Trump: Dana White has been invited to serve as press secretary.

Musk: The reason SpaceX and Tesla can thrive in Texas is because we don't have to operate under an oppressive and predatory state government all the time.

Musk: Tesla's (TSLA.O) Cybertruck order backlog currently far exceeds our production capacity. Around June or July next year, we will dismantle existing production lines to expand the Cybertruck production line.

Tesla (TSLA.O): We will add a shift to strive to complete all Cybercab orders on time.

US President Trump: Democrats are threatening many people, including the Attorney General and others, with threats to impeach them. This is the highest level of blackmail, and they should be held accountable for it.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed US President Donald Trump that diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine are expected to yield positive results.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told US President Donald Trump that the tensions between the US and Iran should be resolved through diplomatic means, and that Ankara will continue its efforts toward peace.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump to discuss regional and global developments.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian air defense forces destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones in one day.

Market news: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the confiscation of more of Japan Tobacco's assets in Russia.

According to the Iranian Students' News Agency, the Iranian ambassador to Russia revealed that Major General Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, carried a letter from Iran's Supreme Leader to Russian President Putin during their meeting. The letter is presented in several chapters and has been repeatedly discussed. One section addresses the latest issues in the war, the US and Israeli aggression against Iran, and various events that have occurred during this period. It also clarifies Iran's seven conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz and the interactions taking place in this area. The second section addresses the nuclear issue and bilateral cooperation in this area, the Russian nuclear power plant in Iran, and certain unfair treatment Iran has received from the International Atomic Energy Agency in this field.