Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel must resolutely safeguard its security interests while preserving its important ties with the United States.

China Railway Shanghai Group said Dragon Boat Festival travel remained strong: it handled 4.031 mln passengers on the holiday peak — a record single-day volume for the festival — and expects to carry 2.49 mln passengers today, scheduling 93 extra passenger trains. Since rail holiday operations began on June 18 the group has transported 7.584 mln passengers, averaging about 3.792 mln per day.

Saudi outlet Hadas reported Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned vessels not to deviate from the "designated route" of South Larak Island.