1. US President Trump said that the US is not seeking to extend the memorandum of understanding with Iran. 2. US President Trump's son-in-law Kushner said that the intensity of dialogue between various departments of the US and Iranian governments has reached an “unprecedented” level, but at the same time he acknowledged that the two sides “have not yet reached a consensus.” 3. According to US Treasury data, the size of US Treasury bonds held by Britain, Japan, and China all declined in June compared to May. Among them, Japan held 1.117 trillion US dollars in US debt, a decrease of 26.4 billion US dollars from May; the UK held 93.99 billion US dollars, a decrease of 8.7 billion US dollars over the previous month; and China held 633.4 billion US dollars, a decrease of 26 billion US dollars over the previous month. The issuance scale of US investment-grade bonds reached US$145.2 billion in April and August, surpassing the record of US$136 billion set in August 2020 for the same month of the previous year. 5. International oil prices rose on the 17th. Light crude futures for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $2.10, or 2.55%, to close at $84.50 a barrel; London Brent crude oil futures for October delivery rose $2.35, or 2.65%, to close at $90.87 a barrel. 6. Maritime data shows that an oil tanker belonging to an UAE company was intercepted near Qeshm Island while crossing the Strait of Hormuz. 7. A senior Iranian official said that Iran has set a “deadline of several weeks” for the US to fully implement the Ibero-US Memorandum of Understanding, and Iran “will not let the US continue to implement the maritime blockade indefinitely.” 8. US President Trump's son-in-law Kushner met with Netanyahu to seek to advance the “Gaza Peace Plan.” 9. Google purchased a massive amount of data from Spirit Aviation at a price of 10 million US dollars: 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chat and collaboration records, including information on revenue, aircraft operations, employee output, audits, and fraud.

1. US President Trump said that the US is not seeking to extend the memorandum of understanding with Iran. 2. US President Trump's son-in-law Kushner said that the intensity of dialogue between various departments of the US and Iranian governments has reached an “unprecedented” level, but at the same time he acknowledged that the two sides “have not yet reached a consensus.” 3. According to US Treasury data, the size of US Treasury bonds held by Britain, Japan, and China all declined in June compared to May. Among them, Japan held 1.117 trillion US dollars in US debt, a decrease of 26.4 billion US dollars from May; the UK held 93.99 billion US dollars, a decrease of 8.7 billion US dollars over the previous month; and China held 633.4 billion US dollars, a decrease of 26 billion US dollars over the previous month. The issuance scale of US investment-grade bonds reached US$145.2 billion in April and August, surpassing the record of US$136 billion set in August 2020 for the same month of the previous year. 5. International oil prices rose on the 17th. Light crude futures for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $2.10, or 2.55%, to close at $84.50 a barrel; London Brent crude oil futures for October delivery rose $2.35, or 2.65%, to close at $90.87 a barrel. 6. Maritime data shows that an oil tanker belonging to an UAE company was intercepted near Qeshm Island while crossing the Strait of Hormuz. 7. A senior Iranian official said that Iran has set a “deadline of several weeks” for the US to fully implement the Ibero-US Memorandum of Understanding, and Iran “will not let the US continue to implement the maritime blockade indefinitely.” 8. US President Trump's son-in-law Kushner met with Netanyahu to seek to advance the “Gaza Peace Plan.” 9. Google purchased a massive amount of data from Spirit Aviation at a price of 10 million US dollars: 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chat and collaboration records, including information on revenue, aircraft operations, employee output, audits, and fraud.