ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAID HE WAS IN ‘ALMOST DAILY’ CONTACT WITH US PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THAT THERE WOULD BE ‘NO SURPRISES’ WHEN IT CAME TO US NEGOTIATIONS AROUND PEACE WITH IRAN

A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, marking the first reported strike on a Chinese tanker since the US-Iran conflict began. Chinese media said the vessel was marked “CHINA OWNER & CREW,” and the attack caused a fire on the ship’s deck. The condition of the crew was not immediately clear. Chinese outlet Caixin cited a person familiar with the matter saying it was the first such incident involving a Chinese oil tanker. China remains a major buyer of Iranian oil despite US blockade measures in the Gulf of Oman.

美聯儲哈瑪克：考慮到不確定性，美聯儲在政策立場展望中應保持中性。