Doha College professor Mohammed Elmasri said uncertainty over a US‑Iran agreement reflects President Trump’s improvisational foreign policy, saying “he makes it up as he goes” and calling the Iran war a major misjudgment. He said several market‑relevant issues remain unresolved as the world watches whether a deal can be signed: the US position on Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz and potential fee collection; how Iran’s future uranium‑enrichment capacity and existing high‑enriched uranium st

A MOFCOM spokesperson said the U.S. Department of Defense’s move to place certain Chinese firms on a "Chinese military companies" list ignores leaders’ consensus from the Beijing meeting, overextends national-security grounds and abuses state power to pressure Chinese firms. The ministry said the action undermines international trade order, risks global supply-chain stability and harms Chinese firms’ lawful rights, urged the U.S. to immediately revoke the measures and restore constructive, stable bilateral ties and fair, non‑discriminatory treatment for Chinese companies, and warned that if the measures remain China will take resolute countermeasures and hold the U.S. fully responsible for the consequences.

Al Arabiya TV, citing senior sources, says a U.S.-Iran agreement will be signed remotely and a Geneva meeting scheduled for later today has been temporarily postponed.