Overnight global news you need to know on Tuesday; The U.S.-Iran conflict further escalated; The U.S. military launched air strikes on Iran for the third consecutive night; the thr

Overnight global news you need to know on Tuesday; The U.S.-Iran conflict further escalated; The U.S. military launched air strikes on Iran for the third consecutive night; the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed down.

1. The U.S. Central Command stated that under the instruction of U.S. President Trump, the U.S. military launched its third consecutive night of air strikes against Iran at 4:45 pm Eastern Time that day. 2. The US military will begin to implement a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and Iranian coastal areas at 20:00 GMT on July 14 (4:00 a.m.

Beijing time on the 15th). 3. According to US news on the 13th, US President Trump has officially notified Congress that the war in Iran has resumed. 4.

The Iranian army issued a statement stating that it would attack the communication systems, fuel storage facilities, "Patriot" air defense systems, control towers and ammunition depots of the US military stationed in Kuwait. In addition, in response to U.S.

missile attacks on some Iranian military facilities, the Iranian navy launched cruise missiles against U.S. ships. 5. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard announced on the evening of the 13th local time that a US military MQ-1 drone was shot down by the Revolutionary Guard’s air defense system over the Strait of Hormuz late that night. 6.

The Houthi armed forces in Yemen released a video on social media on the evening of July 13, local time, threatening to attack multiple targets in Saudi Arabia. 7. On the 14th local time, dense explosions were heard in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, and then an air defense siren was sounded in Kiev. 8.

British Labor Party member Andy Burnham has received nomination support from 349 of the 403 Labor Party members. He has effectively locked in the position of leader of the Labor Party and is expected to take over as the British Prime Minister on July 20. 9.

Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, confirmed through social media on July 13, local time, that Ukrainian Prime Minister Sveridenko had submitted his resignation to the Verkhovna Rada. 10.

Fed Governor Waller said that if core inflation data reaches high levels again this week, the Fed will need to consider raising interest rates in the near future; he advocates abandoning the 2% inflation target and prefers to set the inflation target in the 1.5%-2.5% range. 11. U.S.

short-term interest rate futures show that the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in July is about 45%, up from 35% earlier on Monday. 12. Analysts expect that combined second-quarter trading revenue from JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley will be close to $39 billion. 13.

Twelve states in the United States, led by California, filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California on the 13th local time, trying to prevent Paramount Skydance from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. 14. The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed down.

The Dow fell 0.26%, the Nasdaq fell 1.55%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.79%. Most large technology stocks fell, with storage and semiconductor sectors leading the decline. 15. The settlement price of WTI crude oil futures closed at US$78.14/barrel, an increase of US$6.73, or 9.42%.

The settlement price of Brent crude oil futures closed at US$83.30 per barrel, an increase of US$7.29, or 9.59%. 16. COMEX gold futures closed down 2.55% at US$4,008.7 per ounce; COMEX silver futures closed down 3.63% at US$57.98 per ounce. (

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