據AXIOS：超過200個類似水雷的物體已從霍爾木茲海峽主航道被清除。美國官員稱，其中只有11個是真正的水雷，而且只有少數幾個是正確部署的。

Al Jazeera cited Lebanese sources saying Hezbollah could be part of a solution if it speaks in line with Lebanon’s position and focuses on resolving the issue. Officials are trying to remove the "weapons issue" as a pretext; a Hezbollah refusal would force it to answer to the Lebanese public and its supporters. The international community broadly views Hezbollah as unable to be disarmed by force or in the short term.

Central banks show divergent gold strategies: some are persistent accumulators (China, Poland, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Singapore), some add irregularly (India), and others are net sellers (Turkey, Russia); major developed central banks are repositioning gold’s strategic role rather than mounting large-scale purchases. China: net +≈20t in July, fifth consecutive monthly increase and the largest single-month addition since Oct 2023; official reserves reached a record ~2,377.5t at end-July. Poland: added ≈51t in Q2, the biggest central-bank buy globally, lifting holdings to ~550t at end-June and signaling systematic accumulation. Kazakhstan: +≈15t in Q2, among top-five buyers; can top up reserves with domestic production. Czech Republic: +≈6t in Q2 from a low base, indicating a strategic shift toward higher gold allocation. Singapore (MAS): net +≈4t in May, its first increase since Sep 2025, pointing to reserve diversification by a regional FX hub. India: gold rising within broader FX reserve growth; FX reserves ~$716.9bn as of Aug 14, weekly increase ≈$10bn, with gold +≈$2.7bn. Turkey: net seller YTD ≈83t, sales concentrated in Q1; March saw a near-50t weekly drop—the largest since 2018—reflecting domestic FX/liquidity stress rather than a global sell-off. Russia: net sold ≈44t YTD through Q2; WGC data list Russia among recent major official sellers, showing that central-bank gold accumulation is not one-way. Fed/ECB/BOJ: no sustained buying trend; emphasis is on elevating gold’s strategic reserve status rather than large-scale purchases.