Canada's Foreign Minister Anand announced the re-imposition of sanctions on Iranian entities.

中東媒體報道美伊在覈問題方面取得進展，納指漲幅擴大至3%，現貨金銀短線拉昇，油價快速下跌。

A U.S. official said Washington is 'cautiously optimistic' about upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, saying there is an opportunity to make significant progress and that recent weeks have shown some flexibility from both sides on territorial issues. The official warned territorial agreements are unlikely before security guarantees are settled. The U.S. said European allies will play a key role in any post-war security arrangement and wants Russia to agree to include European representatives in the next round of talks after Abu Dhabi.