Netanyahu said on the 5th (local time) he will continue to oppose Iran's nuclear program regardless of whether the US and Iran reach an agreement. He said the Israeli government will never allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons to defend Israel's core interests.

Iraq's oil minister said crude output at the Sinbad oilfield will reach 80,000–100,000 bpd and associated gas production will rise by about 260 million standard cubic feet per day.

Sources say Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) system will be permitted to invest in more gold ETFs as part of the Hong Kong government’s plan to build a regional gold trading centre. The MPFA is expected to amend gold ETF investment rules later this week. MPFA-regulated MPF assets were about HKD1.53 tln (USD195bn) at end-March. Currently the MPFA approves gold ETFs on a case-by-case basis; the proposed change would make ETFs that meet prescribed standards automatically eligible, removing the need for individual approvals. The move is intended to expand choices for roughly 4.8 million MPF members. Risk controls would remain: gold ETFs would be barred from using derivative leverage and the MPF allocation cap to gold ETFs would stay at 10%.