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July 19th - According to documents and two sources familiar with the matter, Samsung Electronics America has laid off employees in its display, mobile phone, and other consumer electronics businesses, primarily affecting staff in New Jersey and Texas. 739 positions at the Englewood Cleveland, New Jersey headquarters are affected by the planned relocation of Samsung Electronics Americas (SEA) headquarters to Texas. SEA primarily handles consumer electronics and does not include the chip division. The statement added that most affected employees have received reassignment offers, but others have been laid off, without further details. According to a source claiming to be a laid-off employee, approximately 100 people, including those in the mobile phone division, have been laid off at SEAs Plano, Texas office. While related to the headquarters relocation, this layoff highlights the uneven performance of the South Korean tech giants business segments – the chip divisions profits have soared to record levels, while the consumer electronics division is struggling due to soaring chip costs.The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.4-magnitude earthquake 91 kilometers southwest of Brisas Bara de Suquíate, Mexico.July 19th - According to Iranian sources, the US military launched another attack on Qeshm Island in southern Iran that day. It is understood that at 6:10 AM local time, US warplanes struck parts of Qeshm Island again, with at least two explosions reported. Iranian officials have arrived in the affected area and are assessing the scale of the attack. Earlier that day, Iranian sources reported that around 3:38 AM local time, explosions were heard in multiple areas of Qeshm Island. Local residents said that "three to five missiles struck Qeshm Island." The US Central Command issued a statement on social media on July 18th, stating that the US military completed another round of airstrikes against Iran at 11:30 PM Eastern Time on July 18th (7:00 AM Iranian Time on July 19th).According to RIA Novosti: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the UAE Foreign Minister held talks on the tensions in the Persian Gulf.July 19 – U.S. Central Command announced that it completed another round of strikes against Iran at 11:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on July 18, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief. In the eighth consecutive night of airstrikes, Central Command forces successfully targeted Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, naval combat capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites, in an effort to continue weakening Irans military capabilities. The U.S. military also targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, following their July 17 attack on U.S. service members in Jordan. Currently, more than 50,000 U.S. military personnel, both men and women, are deployed in the Middle East, maintaining a high level of vigilance, focus, lethality, and readiness.
