📣 Al Jazeera: 70% of Middle Eastern Oil Has No Alternative Route to the Strait of Hormuz 🔸 Al Jazeera reports that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have reduced oil production across the region by more than 14 million barrels per day, inflicting over $15 billion in losses during the first weeks of the war against Iran. 🔸 The report adds that although countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tried to mitigate the impact by using existing pipeline networks, more than 70% of the oil produced by the Gulf states still has no viable alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. __________________________________ 📣 Beyond Headlines , Inside Iran 🔗 IRAN TIMES | @JAARCHI_ENG

📣 Quiet Rise in Reported U.S. Military Casualties: Pentagon Figures Increase by 11 in Three Days 🔸 A review of the U.S. Department of Defense's (Pentagon) daily updates on casualties from overseas operations indicates that the number of U.S. service members reported wounded in operations related to the war against Iran has increased from 225 to 236 over the past three days. 🔸 The latest figures published by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), covering data through July 30, list 236 wounded personnel, compared with 225 on July 28 and 227 on July 29. __________________________________ 📣 Beyond Headlines , Inside Iran 🔗 IRAN TIMES | @JAARCHI_ENG

📣 Hamas Representative in Iran: The Resistance Will Never Lay Down Its Arms Khaled Qaddoumi, Hamas' representative in Iran: 🔸 "The Palestinian resistance will never relinquish its weapons, and the issue of disarmament must not be included in negotiations with Israel." 🔸 "The weapons of the Palestinian people are not a subject for negotiation with Israel, and the resistance will not retreat from this position." __________________________________ 📣 Beyond Headlines , Inside Iran 🔗 IRAN TIMES | @JAARCHI_ENG

📣 PGSA: Transit Through the Strait of Hormuz Is Not Possible Due to U.S. Aggressive Actions The Persian Gulf Strait Authority issued the following notice in response to repeated inquiries from applicants: 🔸 Due to the continued aggressive actions of U.S. military forces in the region, transit through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible. 🔸 Once stability and security are restored, all pending requests will be reviewed in chronological order, and transit authorizations will be issued gradually. __________________________________ 📣 Beyond Headlines , Inside Iran 🔗 IRAN TIMES | @JAARCHI_ENG