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The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian armed forces struck two ferries and a container ship in the port of Chernomorsk, which were transporting supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces. The attack damaged port infrastructure used for military cargo transport, including storage tanks.

[Iranian media releases "revenge list" involving 13 foreign dignitaries; Supreme Leader vows revenge for Khamenei] (1) An Iranian media outlet released a "revenge list" on the evening of July 11, listing 13 foreign dignitaries, including US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. However, there is no indication that the list has been officially recognized by the Iranian government. (2) On July 11, the social media account of Iran's current Supreme Leader Mojtaba issued a statement vowing to "avenge" the late Supreme Leader Khamenei and other victims of the two US-Israeli wars against Iran in June last year and February this year. (3) The statement emphasized that revenge is a national demand of Iran and will "inevitably" be carried out.

[Kuwait drastically lowers official crude oil prices for August, with a discount of $5/barrel to Asian markets] (1) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced its August crude oil export pricing, significantly lowering prices in major markets, reflecting supply and demand changes under the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East. (2) The export crude oil price to the Asian market is set at a discount of $5/barrel to the benchmark crude oil, while in July the price was a premium of $5.25/barrel, a difference of $10.25; meanwhile, the price of Kuwait's ultra-light crude oil has remained unchanged from the export crude oil price for the fourth consecutive month. (3) The crude oil price to all regions of Europe was uniformly lowered by $6.45/barrel, with the Kuwaiti export crude oil price to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean region set at a discount of $6.05/barrel. (4) The export crude oil price to the US market was lowered by $8/barrel, with the FOB price set at a discount of $3.40/barrel. (5) Despite the continued suppression of overall crude oil shipments from the Persian Gulf by the new round of strikes, some ships still transited the Strait of Hormuz along the shipping lanes near the coast of Oman and passed through by concealing their ship location information.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Today, Russia once again "crushed" purely civilian targets: an ordinary passenger bus in Odessa, an ordinary residential building in Zaporizhzhia, and an ordinary hospital in the Kharkiv region. The Russian authorities have gone mad because of this war and have completely lost their rationality in refusing to end it. In the near future, meetings and negotiations aimed at strengthening defense capabilities will be held.

French Foreign Minister: The reason for summoning the Russian ambassador to Paris is the cyber activities of Russian intelligence agencies targeting countries including France.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the "Wholesale Price Index for 200 Agricultural Products" was 111.09 on July 13, up 0.65 points from the previous Friday, and the wholesale price index for "vegetable basket" products was 110.82, up 0.76 points from the previous Friday.