Al Jazeera quoted Trump saying recent US strikes on Iran would "modestly" raise oil prices by about $2 per barrel. When asked if a new round of US‑Iran fighting could push prices higher, he agreed but insisted any increase would be limited to $2.

Kuwait's Foreign Ministry condemned Iran's attack on a Saudi tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

China’s Ministry of Transport said the China Central Meteorological Observatory placed super typhoon Bawei at 05:00 about 1,650 km east‑southeast of Keelung, Taiwan. Maximum sustained winds near the center are 60 m/s with central pressure 920 hPa. Radii: 7‑level winds 350–500 km, 10‑level 280–300 km, 12‑level 100–150 km. Bawei was moving west at 20–25 km/h, expected to turn northwest tonight with little change in intensity and to approach the sea east of Taiwan. The ministry activated a level‑4 typhoon defense response at 09:00 on July 8.