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The U.S. Department of the Treasury warned financial institutions of sanctions risks tied to Chinese refiners processing Iranian crude, signaling potential secondary sanctions. The Office of Foreign Assets Control said smaller private refiners, particularly in Shandong, face blacklisting exposure. The move increases pressure on Iran and could heighten tensions with China ahead of a planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The US also sanctioned 35 entities linked to Iran’s shadow banking network and warned against payments tied to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

加拿大政府聲明：預計2025/26財年預算赤字預計爲669億加元，去年11月預測爲783億加元；預計2026/27財年預算赤字爲653億加元，去年11月預測爲654億加元；2027/28財年赤字爲631億加元，去年11月預測爲635億加元。