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Qatar Foreign Ministry: The meeting (with U.S. officials) discussed the regional situation and mediation efforts aimed at easing tensions.

Qatar Foreign Ministry: The Qatari minister met with the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Middle East Envoy in Miami.

According to TASS: Russia said it has resumed flights from southern airports.

Spanish Health Minister: The last flight is expected to be from Australia, which will take off tomorrow afternoon.

Spanish Health Minister: The Netherlands will send another plane tomorrow to pick up those who were not picked up today.

Spanish Health Minister: The next batch (cruise passengers) is expected to come from Türkiye, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Spanish Health Minister: The Netherlands will also be responsible for transporting passengers and some crew members from Germany, Belgium, and Greece.

Spanish Health Minister: The second batch of passengers to disembark will be from the Netherlands.

Saudi Aramco shares rose 1.1% in early trading.

Market news: Spanish health officials boarded a hantavirus-affected cruise ship and began evacuating passengers.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: An Iranian military spokesman said that countries that comply with US sanctions against Iran will "face difficulties when crossing the Strait of Hormuz."

UK Maritime Trade Action Office: No environmental impacts reported.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received a report of an incident 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, Qatar. A bulk carrier reported being hit by an unknown object and a small fire broke out. The fire has been extinguished and there are no casualties yet.

Saudi Aramco: Crude oil prices rose in the first quarter.

According to the Financial Times: Panama Canal revenue increased by as much as 15% as the Iran conflict cut off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Panama Canal managers say daily traffic in the Panama Canal has increased by as much as 20% since the conflict broke out in late February.

According to the British Financial Times: Germany is relaunching plans to purchase U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles. Germany's defense minister plans to travel to Washington to revive Germany's proposal to buy the long-range system.

The Polymarket prediction market shows that as of June 30, the probability of the United States and Iran reaching a permanent peace agreement is 51%.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Bio-Bio region of Chile.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred 5 kilometers south-southwest of Brawley, California, USA.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands: On the first day of my visit to the Caribbean, I was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Meselina of St. Maarten. We discuss the current state of St. Maarten and the opportunities and challenges facing St. Maarten. We also explore the impact of changing geopolitical conditions on the island, such as rising oil prices.