Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said Iran's oil and petrochemical product sales have been greatly facilitated.

殼牌液化天然氣展望：預測顯示，到2050年，南亞和東南亞將佔全球液化天然氣進口份額的約40%。

Tokyo-based Teikoku Databank says prices for 2,566 food and beverage items will rise in July, the largest jump since April. The firm attributes the increases to tighter oil-product supplies linked to Middle East tensions and says higher packaging (ink, food film, trays), energy and logistics costs have been passed through to retail prices. Teikoku Databank expects the upward price wave to persist into summer and beyond, with a weak yen and abnormal weather adding further upside pressure. Inflation is becoming a prominent political issue but has not yet dented Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s approval.