Iran's Mehr news agency reports several loud explosions heard at multiple locations in Bahrain.

Turkey's foreign minister said he does not want the war in Ukraine to spread to the Black Sea.

Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz disrupted contracted supplies from major supplier Qatar, prompting state-owned Pakistan LNG Limited to purchase a spot LNG cargo at about $20.70 per MMBtu in a tender that closed on Wednesday. The cargo, scheduled for July 21-22 delivery, is Pakistan’s highest-priced spot purchase since 2022 after a Qatar-bound cargo was cancelled due to transit disruptions in the Strait.