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Market sources: Ukrainian drone strike hit Balakovo in Russia's Saratov region, killing one person.

On the 13th IRGC Navy commander Azmaei said a US warship is “out of action” about 700 km from the Strait of Hormuz because it dared not approach, and that Iran is “waiting” for a US vessel to close the strait’s entrance so it can sink it, saying “we are counting down.” He added Iran can cooperate with neighbors on economic, political and military security, insisted US forces must leave the region, and said Iranian forces are better equipped and more prepared, having turned tactical weaknesses into advantages.