Iraqi militia group Islamic Resistance said on the 20th that if the US further expands its "aggression" against Iran the group will directly enter combat and will strike all US interests and military bases in Iraq and the Middle East. The group added it had not carried out any attacks on US bases in Iraq or the region in recent days.

The Shanghai Asset Management Association and its members — including bank wealth managers, insurance asset managers, trust companies, securities asset managers, public and private funds and asset-management service firms — said they remain firmly positive on the outlook for China’s capital markets and will fully support national strategic priorities. The association’s council and supervisory board said they will continue to organize members to pursue rational, value and long-term investment, and to act as value discoverers, a stabilizing ballast for market stability and a principal source of capital for the real economy.

伊朗外長阿拉格齊會見伊朗駐意大利、法國和英國大使，就雙邊關係及相關議題進行討論。