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Ukraines Foreign Minister stated that he has discussed measures with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas, including strengthening air defenses, imposing sanctions on Russia, and utilizing frozen Russian assets. Ukraine also demanded guarantees for Black Sea shipping and the food corridor.August 21st - As of 2:30 PM closing, the Shanghai Gold futures contract rose 1.03% to 980 yuan/gram, the Shanghai Silver futures contract rose 2.97% to 16,589 yuan/kilogram, and the SC Crude Oil futures contract rose 1.11% to 591 yuan/barrel.August 21 – The Trump administration authorized the early sale of winter gasoline, the latest move to alleviate fuel cost increases and supply concerns stemming from the Iran war. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it will relax summer gasoline standards, allowing the market to use higher-emission winter gasoline blends earlier. Traditionally, the transition to a blend doesnt happen until mid-September. This exemption allows the sale of gasoline blended with 10% ethanol starting September 1. The U.S. government stated that this move effectively ends summer gasoline blending requirements early, potentially increasing domestic gasoline supply by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day and further easing price pressures on American consumers at gas stations.August 21 - According to information released by the Peruvian Geophysical Institute, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Ayacucho Region of Peru at approximately 1:00 PM local time on August 20. The epicenter was located 35 kilometers north of Coracora in Parana Cochas Province, at a depth of 108 kilometers. The tremor was felt in the capital, Lima, but no casualties have been reported so far.On August 21, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on August 20 strongly condemning the new economic and trade sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, stating that Iran will use "all tools and capabilities" to safeguard its national interests and the legitimate rights of the Iranian people. The statement said that the US announcement of large-scale economic and trade sanctions against Iran violates the basic human rights of Iranian citizens and is a manifestation of "economic terrorism" and "crimes against humanity"; it violates the principle of respecting national sovereignty and tramples on basic norms of international law. The statement said that these sanctions were implemented after the US and Israels war against Iran failed to achieve its objectives and are intended to force the Iranian people to submit. This move cannot shake the Iranian peoples determination to safeguard their national independence, dignity, and sovereignty. The statement believes that sanctions and economic pressure are "the other side of the coin of war and military aggression." The statement said that the US announcement of new sanctions is a continuation of a "tested and failed" policy, and repeating this policy will only lead to repeating past mistakes. Iran will rely on its own capabilities and its decades of experience in dealing with US pressure policies, using "all tools and capabilities" to safeguard its national interests and the legitimate rights of the Iranian people.
