Iranian lawmaker Rezai says he will deliver a "painful" response to Israel's attack on Beirut.

Beijing gaokao essay prompts released. In the micro-writing section a topic references teaching elderly to use AI. Choose one of three tasks; response no more than 150 characters; do not disclose district, school or personal information. (1) To raise students’ labor awareness the class plans a half-day community labor practice. Propose an activity: state main content and give clear, reasoned justification. (2) For the Chongyang Festival the school will send volunteers to a nursing home for an “AI and a happy old age” event. Write a promotional slogan to attract elderly participants; language should be appropriate and appealing. (3) Title: Because Longing. Write a short poem or lyrical passage with sincere emotion, vivid language and strong appeal.

NBC reported Trump said Iran's nuclear-weapons program should be blamed on its previous government. He recalled an Obama-era agreement negotiated by six countries in which Iran limited nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief and release of frozen assets; Trump withdrew the US from that deal during his first term. He said any future agreement would not immediately unfreeze Iranian assets or lift sanctions, adding "That's later. If they behave well, do well, we'll start talking about those matters."