Beijing categorically rejected Washington's demand to reduce energy cooperation with Iran and Russia, saying it would act solely within its own national interests.
US President Donald Trump is seriously exploring the possibility of imposing tough secondary sanctions against countries that trade oil with Russia, including China, India and Turkey. The Times magazine writes about this.
The Iranian parliament considers it necessary to close the Strait of Hormuz, said Ismail Kousari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic.
In the city of Garmsar in Semnan province in Iran, an explosion occurred at an oil refinery, accompanied by a fire.
The results of the activities carried out in the first half of the year on the extraction of natural and production of liquefied gas were critically reviewed.
