TASNIM NEWS reported two explosions were heard near Konarak, Iran.

Beijing's municipal party standing committee met on July 15, noting 1H economic growth was steady and social order stable. It ordered stronger economic monitoring and targeted measures to boost Q3 growth, prioritizing a “promote new, stabilize small” push to advance new technologies, expand new industries and create new application scenarios to build higher‑quality productive capacity. The committee called for stepped‑up support for small and micro enterprises, further business‑environment improvements, and fuller leverage of the “four centers” and “four services” to promote Beijing’s high‑quality development and secure a strong start to the 15th Five‑Year Plan.

An Argentine LNG company signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s state oil and gas company to explore long-term cooperation on U.S. LNG, covering procurement, shipping and distribution for Ukraine and parts of Europe.