India's government said on Saturday it has revoked restrictions on natural gas suppliers after LNG supplies from the Middle East resumed. In March, following a disruption to LNG transport through the Strait of Hormuz, New Delhi ordered emergency measures to divert gas from non-priority users to critical consumers.

At the Yabuli Forum Innovation Annual Conference in Shanghai (July 3-4), Yushu Technology co‑founder Chen Li said the company has completed in‑house R&D and production of core components and underlying architecture, enabling end‑to‑end manufacture of quadruped and humanoid robots, robotic arms, pump bodies and dexterous hands. He said joint‑motor core technology is fully self‑developed and the upstream only involves basic raw materials such as copper wire and magnets, with the supply chain fully autonomous and controllable. Chen added Yushu’s self‑developed stack delivers leading cost‑performance, reliability, stability and consistency, and the firm continues to invest in control, perception, navigation and AI algorithm R&D, with multiple patent filings.

The New York Times reports Iran’s traditional conservative–reformist divide has been upended after the assassination of former supreme leader Khamenei, with the conservative camp splitting into pragmatists who favor ending hostility with the U.S. and opening the economy, and hardliners who reject concessions (including on nuclear issues) and advocate prolonging the war. Four senior Iranian officials and two IRGC members told the paper that public disagreements mask deeper backstage ruptures as factions compete to win the allegiance of new supreme leader Mujtaba. Pragmatists — reportedly including senior IRGC generals, parliament speaker Qalibaf, President Pezeshkian and national security council secretary Gen. Zolghadr — have gained the upper hand and have pushed for accepting a ceasefire, direct talks with U.S. Vice President Vance and an agreement with Trump. IRGC commanders have consolidated de facto governing power since the war began, and Deputy Vice President for Administrative Affairs Mohammad-Jafar Ghaempanah said the new supreme leader does not have final decision authority, indicating a shift toward more collective decisionmaking.