英国海上贸易行动办公室：已收到关于卡塔尔马迪纳特阿什沙马尔以北51海里的事件报告。一艘油轮报告称遭到多枚炮弹袭击；已报告伤亡情况。

希腊外交部长：希腊凭借其军事能力能够在该地区提供安全保障。

Bank of Japan policy board member SATO told KYODO she supports raising interest rates in stages given currently loose financial conditions. She said she opposed last month’s rate increase because consumption lacks momentum and underlying inflation has not clearly risen. SATO added that the timing of further hikes should depend on developments in consumption and income and that future increases should not follow a fixed cadence.