U.S. Vice President Vance said on Iran that Israel will certainly have a place in the new Middle East order.

Regions may merge existing differential, tiered and punitive electricity tariffs into a unified differentiated electricity-price scheme, with consolidation to consider capacity/output controls, energy consumption and carbon emissions levels, and environmental performance. Any surcharge on top of market electricity transaction prices would be capped at 0.1 yuan per kWh; surcharge proceeds are to be used to offset system operation costs.

kallas said she recently held talks with Iranian and Gulf counterparts. EU foreign ministers will meet today to discuss how the EU should closely engage in the next phase.