🔥 Today (February 14) International Situation Briefing

1. Middle East: Dual Aircraft Carriers + Negotiation Pressure, Risk Aversion Soars

- U.S. Navy's USS Ford aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, forming a dual carrier battle group with USS Lincoln to deter Iran and pressure negotiations
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- Trump: Will reach an agreement with Iran within a month, otherwise "very difficult"
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- Iran upgrades its military readiness in the Strait of Hormuz; Israel conducts airstrikes on Iranian targets inside Syria
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- Market reaction: Gold breaks $2,300, oil rises 9%, global risk aversion at its peak

2. Russia-Ukraine: Negotiations Imminent, Confrontation Escalates

- Russia, the U.S., and Ukraine negotiations in Geneva on February 17-18
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- NATO finalizes a new aid package worth $35 billion for Ukraine
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- Russian forces conduct early morning airstrikes on energy and military infrastructure across Ukraine

3. Global Economy and Markets

- U.S. January CPI year-over-year 2.4%, below expectations, easing rate hike concerns
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- U.S. stocks plummeted this week: Dow -1.23%, Nasdaq -2.1%, S&P -1.39%
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- U.S. plans to impose additional tariffs on multiple European countries, increasing risks to the global supply chain

4. Other Hot Topics

- Democratic Republic of the Congo accepts Angola's ceasefire proposal; M23 not involved
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- OpenAI announces GPT-5 with free unlimited access #Gate广场发帖领五万美金红包 $GT