Overnight news roundup on July 18th

1. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a statement on the 18th local time, stating that a few hours ago, two oil tankers attempted to pass through the southern minefield in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to an explosion and a large fire. The Revolutionary Guard Navy solemnly declared that the Strait of Hormuz is currently in an extremely dangerous state and completely closed. 2. On July 17th local time, the US Central Command stated that the US military launched a new round of strikes against Iran at 3 pm Eastern Time, marking the seventh consecutive night of airstrikes by the US military. 3. US President Trump accused Canada of poor forest management, causing "tens of billions of dollars" in losses to the US. He stated that he would call the Canadian Prime Minister that day and threatened that the US losses must be added to the tariffs paid by Canada. 4. On the 17th local time, Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran, stated that the United States has violated the terms of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, rendering the memorandum effectively meaningless now. 5. The latest data released by the US Department of Defense shows that 13 more US military personnel have been injured in operations against Iran since Monday of this week. 6. Several sources from the US and Israel have reported that the US government has "notified" Israel of plans to deploy dozens of aerial refueling aircraft to Israel, potentially expanding military actions against Iran. The sources also indicate that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will make the final decision on this matter. 7. Meta is in preliminary discussions with Anthropic to lease computing power from their data centers. This collaboration will last for two years and could be worth up to 10 billion US dollars. 8. WTI crude oil futures settled at $82.49 per barrel, up 4.48%, with a cumulative increase of 14.35% for the week. Brent crude oil futures settled at $88.10 per barrel, up 4.59%, with a cumulative increase of 15.91% for the week. 9. Asmae Holdings will distribute a one-time 20,000 euro bonus to all global employees on January 1, 2027, provided that employees remain continuously employed throughout the vesting period. This bonus will be fully vested by early 2030.