Chevron (CVX.N) confirms discovery of oil and natural gas condensate resources in Angola Block 0.

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei denied US media reports that Washington held informal contact with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps via Iraqi Kurdistan, calling the story fabricated and a psychological operation intended to sow division. He said Iranian institutions have shown unprecedented unity on war-and-peace issues over the past six months and that decisions follow institutional processes. Axios earlier reported that Trump administration officials bypassed Iranian negotiators and used Iraqi Kurdistan regional president Nechirvan Barzani as an intermediary to contact IRGC leaders.

Thailand is planning a comprehensive revision of a key factory output indicator after US officials flagged a widening gap between a surge in Thai exports and a decline in domestic production, suggesting the discrepancy could indicate goods transshipped through Thailand to evade tariffs. Thailand’s manufacturing production index contracted 3.1% while exports rose 20.8% YoY in June, marking a fourth consecutive month of double-digit export growth. Thai officials denied the US allegation, saying the current production metric is outdated, overweights traditional industries and fails to capture rapid growth in semiconductors and other AI-related electronics. The secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti aims to complete the revision by September.