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The South Korean presidential office stated that Iran has expressed interest in the matter and is seeking clarification regarding reports of South Koreas involvement in the Strait of Hormuz.The South Korean presidential office stated that South Korea and France were discussing contributions to the security of the Strait of Hormuz, not the deployment of troops.On September 9th, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Project Braid, the AI cloud project undertaken by Googles parent company Alphabet (GOOG.O) in partnership with Blackstone Group (BX.N), has encountered delays in data center construction. The $5 billion project, invested in by Blackstone, plans to lease computing resources powered by Googles AI chips to customers by 2027. Sources indicated that Google had previously planned to have AI data center developer Crusoe build the data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but subsequently cancelled the arrangement and took over the project, reapplying for the necessary permits. Sources stated that Google lost confidence in Crusoes ability to deliver the project on schedule. Crusoe previously gained attention for its involvement in OpenAI and Oracles flagship "Stargate" data center project in Texas. Furthermore, another data center site selection has been affected by a lack of necessary transformers. Currently, AI data center construction faces bottlenecks such as insufficient power supply and approval delays. Project Braids head stated that the project is still progressing and plans to provide 500 megawatts of computing capacity next year.September 9th - It was learned from the United States on September 8th local time that the US military struck targets near Irans Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. An anonymous senior US official stated that the targets included Iranian oil tankers. On the evening of the 8th local time, Iranian sources reported that an Iranian oil tanker was attacked by US missiles about four miles from Kharg Island. Local sources stated that there were no casualties and the tankers crew was being evacuated. Relevant departments are investigating the specific circumstances of the incident.U.S. officials say that in response to Iran’s repeated missile attacks on U.S. Navy warships, the U.S. military has struck several Iranian oil tankers linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
