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US Vice President Vance: If Iran is allowed to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, global energy supplies will be constrained, and gasoline prices will rise. We will see gasoline prices fall after this conflict ends. The US military is ensuring the smooth passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.On October 18, the Saudi-led coalition stated that an AH-6I helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a "technical malfunction," killing both crew members. The Houthi rebels in Yemen had previously issued a statement on the evening of October 17 claiming to have shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter in the Najran region.The Saudi-led coalition said an AH-6I helicopter crashed in the Najran region due to a technical malfunction, killing both crew members.On October 18th, Canadian Defense Minister John McGuinty confirmed on the evening of October 17th that a serious accident occurred at the Canadian Armed Forces Wainwright Air Base in Alberta, resulting in casualties. According to a senior military journalist in Canadian media, based on his 20 years of direct military reporting experience, "such a major accident has never occurred before" during training exercises. Reports indicate that a live-fire exercise was underway at the base when the incident occurred, causing a fire that spread with the wind to an area storing large quantities of ammunition. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that evening that a "serious accident" had occurred at Wainwright Air Base, resulting in a large fire. A Member of Parliament representing an Alberta riding also stated that, to his knowledge, an explosion and fire occurred at the base, causing serious casualties.On October 18th, Venezuelan media reported on the 17th that Venezuela, in a joint operation with the French Navy, seized nearly 3 tons of drugs and arrested four people in the Caribbean Sea. The report cited a government statement released by the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace on the evening of the 16th, stating that a special anti-drug team under the Venezuelan National Guard, sharing intelligence with the French Navy, seized approximately 2,900 kilograms of drugs in a drug raid in the Caribbean. The statement indicated that the seized drugs comprised 166 packages, including 1,173.5 kilograms of cocaine and 1,727.4 kilograms of marijuana, totaling 2,900.9 kilograms. The four arrested individuals have been transferred to the Venezuelan prosecutors office.
