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US Treasury Secretary Bessenter: Iranian oil shipments at sea will drop to zero this week.

Naim Aslam, chief investment officer at Zaye Capital Markets in London, said the details of the European agreement to release diesel reserves were “very rough” from an operational perspective. The announcement appears intended to ease pressure, but the actual structural changes—who will release these reserves and where the ban will be lifted—remain unclear. This decision is merely an attempt to “mitigate the bleeding” and will have a negative impact on the market. Imagine a market run, and suddenly the central bank intervenes, saying you can only withdraw a certain amount from banks. This does slow the bleeding process, but it also creates more volatility in certain aspects of investor confidence in these institutions. Now, this logic applies perfectly to the news that Europe will release diesel reserves. It’s a significant announcement aimed at mitigating the bleeding, but the actual structural problems related to the Strait of Hormuz remain, leaving consumer confidence in the market shaky.

Ukrainian port authorities said that Russia struck a foreign-flagged vessel in the port of Odessa, Ukraine, killing one crew member and injuring three others.

Russia appoints governor: Drone attack in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region kills one and injures ten.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that Rachel has weakened slightly and continues to move westward.

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, long queues formed at gas stations in the UAE as vehicles rushed to fill up before the price hike, due to a 16% increase in gasoline prices. The fuel price increase is attributed to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, rising global oil prices, and disruptions to energy supply and transportation.

Norwegian gas transportation management company Gassco announced that the daily gas supply disruption from the Hedlund gas field, which was originally scheduled for September 29 to October 4, will now be from September 29 to October 5.

Lithuanian National Crisis Response Center: Vilnius (capital of the Republic of Lithuania) airport closed due to possible detection of a drone from Belarus, and NATO airborne early warning aircraft have been scrambled.

Reserve Bank of India Governor: We are promoting trade settlement in local currency.

The mayor of Kyiv stated that the North Bridge over the Nippur River was attacked during the Russian airstrikes, and emergency services are en route to the scene.

US President Trump said he would send about $100 in Medicare subsidies to more than 20 million seniors.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: The Japanese government has limited transparency regarding the composition of its foreign exchange reserves.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Since the joint foreign exchange intervention, foreign exchange trends have changed to some extent.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: The United States and Japan agree that it is very important that both sides remain prepared to take decisive action in response to foreign exchange fluctuations.

US President Trump: We will soon replenish our strategic petroleum reserve.

The UK Maritime Trade Organization has received reports of an incident 4 nautical miles east of Oman. The captain of an oil tanker reported being attacked by an unidentified flying object on his port side. All crew members are safe, and no environmental impact has been reported.

Apple (AAPL.O) is urging iPhone 18 Pro Max users on the U.S. AT&T network to download a system update.