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Iranian military: Attacks U.S. assets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates through drones.

The Houthis in Yemen will issue a statement at 15:10 ET.

ECB Governing Council Member Sleipen: The next discussion of the European Central Bank will focus on whether to raise interest rates or keep interest rates unchanged.

According to Reuters: A senior Israeli defense official said that Israel is preparing to attack Iranian energy facilities and is currently waiting for U.S. approval.

Market news: The United States has deployed a large number of stealth long-range missiles in response to the Iran conflict.

Jefferies Group: Trump’s contradictory signals on Iran are damaging the United States’ global standing.

Ukrainian President Zelensky’s chief of staff said that Ukraine expects U.S. envoys Witkov and Kushner to lead a delegation to visit Kiev this month to promote the resumption of peace negotiations.

Slovak Prime Minister: In view of the energy crisis, the EU should lift sanctions on Russian oil and natural gas, restart the "Friendship" oil pipeline, and end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

According to an NBC report on the 4th, a U.S. official said that since the outbreak of the war with Iran, at least 16 U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones have been shot down, two of which were shot down this week. According to reports, each MQ-9 Reaper drone costs about US$30 million.

US President Trump: Not only were the employment data very good yesterday, with 178,000 new jobs added, but the trade deficit fell by 55%, the largest decline in history. Thanks Mr. Tariff! At the same time, we are also eliminating a nuclear Iran.

According to CNBC: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve on April 16.

The head of Rosatom: The Bushehr nuclear power plant began evacuating on Saturday morning local time, and 198 people have been evacuated.

[Israeli Official: The Israeli Air Force has suspended air strikes to assist the U.S. military in searching for downed fighter jet personnel] According to the Wall Street Journal, an Israeli security official said that the Israeli Air Force has stopped air strikes in the area where a U.S. F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday. The official added that Israel was still assisting the United States in locating the fighter jet's unrescued crew. The search and rescue operation appears to be focused on Khuzestan province, an area located on the Persian Gulf coast adjacent to Iraq and the core of Iran's onshore oil production.

The Indian government: Extended the duty-free import policy for yellow peas until March 31, 2027.

Ukraine's state oil and gas company said Russia attacked its facilities in the Poltava region.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: The main sources of insecurity in the region must be eliminated and a security system built without the participation of the United States and Israel.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: Escalating tensions against Iran will invite a decisive and broad response from U.S. interests in the region.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: In order to maintain its existence, Iran is forced to launch strikes against US bases and interests in the region.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov: Many foreign dignitaries have expressed their willingness to come to Moscow on May 9. Putin is expected to hold an international meeting that day.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, at around 19:36 local time on the 4th, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea east of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The maximum earthquake intensity was 3 and the focal depth was 60 kilometers. There is no risk of a tsunami from this earthquake.