据阿拉伯媒体报道，黎巴嫩军方消息人士称，以色列尚未（在黎巴嫩）撤军，原定三方会议已被推迟。

On the 18th, Iran’s foreign ministry said Article 5 of the US‑Iran MoU does not permit the US to open an independent parallel route in the Strait of Hormuz. The MoU is based on reciprocal commitments; Iran will abide by its obligations so long as the US fulfills its own.

The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance convened in Shanghai on July 18, with dozens of government agency representatives discussing global governance challenges, widening access and sharing of AI technologies, and mitigating AI security risks. China urged support for the UN Global AI Governance Dialogue and the International AI Science Panel to play an active role, provide more international public goods, help strengthen capacity building in the Global South and advance a broadly consensual global AI governance framework; the proposals drew positive responses.