Daily Brief — Evening: Oil Surges Amid US-Iran Incidents: A Chronicle of Manufactured Crises // US and Iran Exchange Strikes Amidst Strait of Hormuz Shipping Decline // Israel Schedules October Election Amidst Ongoing Gaza Genocide and Leadership Scrutiny // US Launches Further Strikes Against Iran During Ceasefire, Citing Retaliation for Senator's Death // Dear Mr. President: Your 'Defensive' Strikes on Iran Are an Act of War, Not Diplomacy // EU Ministers Consider Symbolic Slap on Israeli Settlement Trade Amidst Ongoing Gaza Massacre // US Military Escalates Aggression in Strait of Hormuz, Targeting Iran's Naval Capabilities