伊朗外交部發言人：所有朋友和鄰國應當知道，美國對伊朗基礎設施的任何攻擊將會影響所有人。

The PBOC held its H2 2026 work meeting, saying high-level financial opening is progressing steadily. It will optimize rules for corporate outbound lending, banks' overseas loans and cross-border RMB interbank financing. The central bank plans to introduce an offshore central-bank repo tool to support liquidity management. Authorities will facilitate panda-bond issuance by international high-quality issuers; panda bonds issuance exceeded 160bn yuan in H1. Construction of the cross-border RMB payment system has advanced. The meeting reaffirmed support for Shanghai and Hong Kong as international financial centers and for infrastructure projects including Xiong’an New Area and the western land-sea new corridor. It will deepen foreign-exchange facilitation reforms, expand high-level cross-border trade opening pilots, and improve corporate FX risk-management services.

Middle East specialist Wang Jin says reported US and Israeli plans to strike Iran's energy infrastructure appear aimed at forcing Tehran back to the negotiating table and extracting greater concessions. He warns such strikes would likely escalate tensions. Wang adds he doubts the threats will be carried out; Iran has so far withstood attacks and can retaliate, so sustained US strikes are unlikely to break the current stalemate.