伊朗外交部发言人：特朗普表示，美国将对伊朗采取与对委内瑞拉所做的相同做法。不过，这里存在一个小问题：在宣称获得“战争战利品”之前，必须先赢得战争，而不是陷入僵局、未能实现其宣称的（恶意）目标、武器储备逐渐减少，并在这一过程中失去信誉。

Market sources said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) issued an administrative directive banning exports of copper concentrates and cobalt concentrates. HUAYOU NICKEL BRAND said the measure targets primary concentrates; its DRC output is crude cobalt hydroxide (an intermediate cobalt product) and electrolytic cathode copper, not concentrates, and it said Chinese firms are likely in similar positions.

Taiwan Weighted Index opened 386.97 points higher, up 0.87%, at 44,783.67 on Friday, Aug. 7.