ARABIC SOURCES: THE COMING HOURS WILL WITNESS A BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE SITUATION OF THE SHIPS STUCK IN THE STRAIT

欧洲天然气价格一度下跌5.5%，因伊朗考虑美国霍尔木兹海峡计划。

China’s financial regulator instructed major lenders to temporarily suspend new loans to five refineries, including Hengli Petrochemical, recently sanctioned by the US over Iranian oil ties. Banks were told to review exposure but not call existing loans. The verbal guidance contrasts with the Ministry of Commerce’s May 2 notice telling companies to ignore US sanctions. The NFRA did not comment.