1. On July 16, local time, White House Press Secretary Levitt said that Iran is still in dialogue with the US and expressed hope to reach an agreement with the US because they are being “devastated.” 2. On the 16th local time, Iran's Supreme Leader's adviser Muhbel said that all parties supporting related attacks should be aware that attacks on Iran's security and infrastructure may damage the entire regional energy supply chain. 3. On the 16th local time, Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira said at a press conference that the US had no realistic basis for imposing 25% tariffs on some Brazilian imports, but was “politically motivated.” 4. On July 16, local time, the US Central Command announced that the US military began a new round of air raids on Iran at 2 p.m. EST. This is the fifth night in a row that the US military has attacked Iran. 5. White House: Trump and Vance are in complete agreement on the Iran conflict. 6. Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Governor Lori Logan said on Thursday that the favorable inflation data released this week was not good enough. She called for a moderate increase in interest rates to win the fight against inflation, which the Federal Reserve has been losing for five years. 7. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid said that since prices may accelerate in the next few months, his biggest concern is inflation. 8. White House Press Secretary: Trump believes the teleprompter operator accused of participating in betting is “shameful.” 9. International Energy Agency Director Birol: If the Hormuz Strait crude oil and gas transportation routes and the war situation in Iran do not improve in the next few weeks, “we should be concerned about the safety of oil and gas supply.”

1. On July 16, local time, White House Press Secretary Levitt said that Iran is still in dialogue with the US and expressed hope to reach an agreement with the US because they are being “devastated.” 2. On the 16th local time, Iran's Supreme Leader's adviser Muhbel said that all parties supporting related attacks should be aware that attacks on Iran's security and infrastructure may damage the entire regional energy supply chain. 3. On the 16th local time, Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira said at a press conference that the US had no realistic basis for imposing 25% tariffs on some Brazilian imports, but was “politically motivated.” 4. On July 16, local time, the US Central Command announced that the US military began a new round of air raids on Iran at 2 p.m. EST. This is the fifth night in a row that the US military has attacked Iran. 5. White House: Trump and Vance are in complete agreement on the Iran conflict. 6. Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Governor Lori Logan said on Thursday that the favorable inflation data released this week was not good enough. She called for a moderate increase in interest rates to win the fight against inflation, which the Federal Reserve has been losing for five years. 7. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid said that since prices may accelerate in the next few months, his biggest concern is inflation. 8. White House Press Secretary: Trump believes the teleprompter operator accused of participating in betting is “shameful.” 9. International Energy Agency Director Birol: If the Hormuz Strait crude oil and gas transportation routes and the war situation in Iran do not improve in the next few weeks, “we should be concerned about the safety of oil and gas supply.”