July 2-3 — NPC Standing Committee vice chairman He Wei represented China at the funeral in Tehran for Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei. He met President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, and said China welcomes the Iran‑US memorandum of understanding, urging both sides to implement existing outcomes, maintain the ceasefire, act rationally and pragmatically, and consolidate negotiation momentum. He also urged that the Strait of Hormuz issue be properly handled and called for harmonio

Iran has begun talks with Japanese firms to sell oil, three Iranian and Western sources said. Potential buyers are seeking longer US sanctions waivers and guarantees on secure shipping in the Gulf. In June the US approved limited purchases of Iranian crude to encourage a final agreement with Tehran in exchange for commitments on nuclear inspections and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Treasury’s current waiver covers Iranian crude, petrochemicals and oil products through Aug. 21. After President Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018, sanctions were tightened and buyers in South Korea, Japan, India and Europe largely stopped purchasing Iranian oil.

Colombian President Petro said Trump was previously unaware he had been placed on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list; Trump said he would take action in response.