According to the Financial Times, Qatari PM Sheikh Mohammed said the US‑Iran hotline is crucial to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

CCP Politburo member and Foreign Affairs Office director Wang Yi said the 16th BRICS senior security representatives meeting reached consensus to uphold multilateralism, seek political solutions to hotspots, and coordinate responses to traditional and non‑traditional security threats. Delegates backed strengthening BRICS and Global South independence and solidarity, greater use of the BRICS security‑representatives mechanism for communication and coordination on major international and regional hotspots, and expanding the scope of “Big BRICS” cooperation. Wang said China will assume the BRICS rotating presidency next year and intends to deepen political‑security cooperation.

Germany's DAX fell as much as 1.00% intraday.