Russia's foreign ministry says NATO must abandon its 'containment' policy toward Russia to restore dialogue.

Mercuria, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has sued the 282‑year‑old Baltic Exchange; the UK High Court will hear the case on Monday. The dispute centers on whether the Baltic should have continued publishing its flagship tanker route benchmark TD3C for voyages via the Strait of Hormuz after US and Israel opened hostilities with Iran. Mercuria says voyages fell sharply and Iran declared a blockade, and argued the Baltic should have suspended TD3C; it initially alleged losses of "hundreds of millions of dollars" but amended its filing to drop monetary damages and now seeks declaratory relief that publications since early March are invalid. The Baltic Exchange says short‑term inactivity on a route is not uncommon, brokers continued to provide rates, and warns a Mercuria victory would have "chaotic market‑wide consequences" and could force the unwinding of hundreds of trades. TD3C underpins pricing and hedging for billions of dollars of freight derivatives.

據俄羅斯衛星網：伊朗外長阿拉格齊對與俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫的會談表示肯定。阿拉格齊表示，雙方的討論重點在於加強戰略關係、擴大政治與經濟合作，以及探討關鍵的地區和全球議題。阿拉格齊還補充說，俄羅斯總統普京與伊朗總統佩澤希齊揚將於下週在莫斯科繼續進行磋商。