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On August 17, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced on social media that it had launched attacks on multiple Russian military storage, launch, and control facilities for attack drones in Crimea and Kherson in the early hours of the day. The General Staff stated that a storage and launch site for Russian attack drones in the village of the Guards in Crimea caught fire after being attacked by Ukrainian forces. In addition, the Ukrainian military also attacked a ground control station for attack drones in western Crimea and the communication and power generation equipment of a drone relay station in southwestern Kherson. Ukraine stated that its military will continue to launch attacks on key Russian military targets.Market news: A senior Iranian official denied Iranian involvement in the drone strike targeting the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Governments office in Erbil. The official stated that the incident was yet another false flag operation and had nothing to do with Iran.The German DAX 30 index closed down 97.04 points, or 0.37%, at 26,335.82 on Monday, August 17; the UK FTSE 100 index closed down 30.96 points, or 0.29%, at 10,719.15 on Monday, August 17; and the French CAC 40 index closed down 57.20 points, or 0.66%, at 8,579.60 on Monday, August 17; the Eurozone... The Stoxx 50 index closed down 10.24 points, or 0.16%, at 6529.35 on Monday, August 17; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed down 183.06 points, or 0.91%, at 19973.54 on Monday, August 17; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed down 9.61 points, or 0.02%, at 53574.00 on Monday, August 17.The Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament stated that the Caspian Convention will be submitted to the National Security Council for review, and Parliament will carefully assess whether the convention adequately protects national interests. The Caspian Sea is as important to us as the Strait of Hormuz; it is no different from the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, or the Sea of Oman. From ecological, economic, and national security perspectives, the Caspian Sea is not negotiable, and the interests of all neighboring countries must be guaranteed.U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: I will discuss with U.S. companies on Monday how to increase refinery capacity.
