Qatar's foreign ministry said the prime minister also discussed the latest developments in ongoing US-Iran talks with two individuals.

Spot gold fell more than 7% in 1H, trading over $1,500 below its intra-year record high. Spot silver dropped about 18%, more than halving from its peak. Spot platinum declined over 24% and spot palladium nearly 25%. LME copper hit an intra-year high and gained 7% in the half; LME aluminium rose 3.7%. Despite retreating from geopolitically driven peaks, oil remains higher YTD—WTI +21.6%, Brent +20%.

據紐約時報：美國政府官員稱，美國尚未按照諒解備忘錄的規定，釋放被凍結的60億美元伊朗資金用於人道主義物資，並且在德黑蘭方面履約之前也不會解凍這些資金。