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United States
The US Supreme Court ruled that Exxon Mobil may pursue claims against Cuban state-owned entities over property confiscated after Fidel Castro came to power, rejecting the use of sovereign immunity as a barrier under the Helms-Burton Act.
India
A temporary US licence could help Iran receive new energy revenue, but recovering frozen holdings in India, China, Iraq and elsewhere would require a far broader unwinding of laws, blacklists, financial restrictions and commercial risk.
Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised Donald Trump for raising the prospect of new tariffs while negotiations between Brazil and the United States remain under way, but said he was prepared to resume direct talks if the process fails.
Asia
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tokyo and Washington remained firmly committed to acting against financial volatility after talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent focused on the yen, global markets and geopolitical risks.
China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed renewed Iran-US consultations during talks with Iranian security official Qadir Nizamipour in New Delhi and said Beijing was prepared to support implementation of the bilateral memorandum.
Asia
Kim Jong Un accused the United States of disregarding international law and deepening conflict in Europe and the Middle East, while also criticizing Japan's military ambitions and what he described as a resurgence of aggressive nationalism.
Middle East
Donald Trump said no vessel could enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz without US Navy authorization and warned that the passage would remain closed until Iran accepted an agreement.
Europe
Italy cancelled Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's planned visit to the United States after Donald Trump said Giorgia Meloni had begged him for a photograph, a claim the Italian prime minister rejected as invented and offensive.
United States
Washington and Tehran said high-level talks produced a basis for further negotiations, with a 60-day process focused on a final settlement, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the conflict in Lebanon.
Donald Trump declined to rule out military action against Cuba, describing the island as geographically close to the United States as Havana denounced growing pressure and renewed warnings from Washington.
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett accused Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to restrain senior ministers whose rhetoric, he said, has weakened Israel's position abroad and complicated ties with the United States.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the agreement between Washington and Tehran but cautioned that the conflict could not yet be considered completely over, citing unresolved security questions and the need to restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
