Yesterday's key developments:
- The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.
- US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China's help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the US and Israel.
- Iran's ability to threaten its neighbors and US interests in the region have been dramatically reduced , a senior US admiral said on Thursday.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
