2024-12-14 01:26:13
Netanyahu: If the new Syrian regime allows Iran to rebuild its power, Israel will respond strongly. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that if the new Syrian regime allows Iran to rebuild its power in the country or allows the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah, Israel will make a "strong" response. According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, he promised to pay a "heavy price" for these actions and any attacks against Israel. He said: "We have no intention to interfere in Syria's internal affairs, but we obviously intend to take necessary measures to ensure our security."Bank of France: Industrial uncertainty hit a two-year high.The State Council said: The Syrian authorities have the responsibility to ensure and destroy any chemical weapons they find.
Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" in Syria. Israeli Defense Minister Katz said on the 10th that Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" on the Syrian side of the existing Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone to prevent "hostile forces" from approaching Israel. According to Israeli media reports, Katz said during his visit to the naval base in Haifa, a city in northern Israel, that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli army to set up this "defense zone", which would be "free from weapons and armed threats" and "free from the permanent presence of the Israeli army". Katz did not provide the geographical boundaries of this area or the details of what Israel would do. He said that the Israeli army is currently completing its deployment in military buffer zones and strategic areas to "protect the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens".LME metal futures closed mixed, while LME copper futures closed down $16 to $9,216/ton. LME aluminum closed up $20 to $2,608/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $9 to $3,135/ton. LME lead closed down $3 to $2,064/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $281 to $15,715/ton. LME tin closed down $142 to $29,776/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: Syria has the opportunity to decide its own rule for the first time in decades. Assad's main allies were unable to provide him with assistance. It is accompanied by great risks and opportunities. It is still in the early stage, and we are still studying how to contact these groups in Syria. Policies for these groups have not been formally changed. We'd better not make a decision until we know more clearly what they will do.
Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: I hope Ukraine can move towards peace by virtue of its strength.Us energy information administration lowered its forecast of global oil demand in 2025 from 104.4 million barrels per day last month to 104.3 million barrels per day. By 2025, the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day, the lowest level since 1971.The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (Xinhua News Agency)