The Wall Street Journal reports a senior White House aide had no knowledge of CIA Director Ratcliffe's trip to Russia.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport issued a Logistics Network Construction Implementation Plan directing the cultivation and scaling of logistics enterprises. The plan targets development of internationally competitive transport-logistics leaders and integrated logistics integrators, formation of specialized logistics service firms, and encourages resource-integrating logistics companies to use mergers, restructuring and strategic partnerships to act as connectors in the logistics network, deepen integrated/networked operations, develop new business formats and models, and improve network operating quality and efficiency.

Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister met Iran's parliament speaker Ghalibaf in Tehran today. They discussed regional developments and efforts to ease tensions and create conditions to resume dialogue. Qatar's PM said it is necessary to restart the diplomatic process and described dialogue as the best way to resolve differences and avoid further escalation.