Turkey's foreign minister said the defense pact among Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO's Article 5.

阿联酋外交部：将霍尔木兹海峡作为施压或勒索的工具是伊朗革命卫队的海盗行为。

U.S. Treasury on Friday froze assets of offshore companies tied to Florida oil magnate and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III that participate in Venezuelan oil production, sources said, and issued a license allowing the liquidation of his interests in those entities. Sargeant has served as a confidential conduit between Washington and Caracas—meeting President Maduro and other senior officials—and used that role to pursue oil deals in Venezuela that most firms avoided due to political risk and sanctions; he also helped secure the 2025 release of a detained U.S. citizen.