The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ground forces commander said the armed forces have so far foiled enemy plots in the northwest and southeast.

Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign affairs adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on July 8 on social media that Iran has warned the region is not a place for political gambling and has repeatedly shown it will respond immediately to any adventurous acts. Velayati blamed other parties for recent tensions, saying they have publicly acknowledged scrapping a memorandum of understanding that had itself been repeatedly breached, pushing the region toward a dangerous edge. U.S. President Trump, speaking in Ankara on July 8, said he believes the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding "has ended," that he will inform U.S. negotiators, and that he does not want to deal with Iran.

China's factory-gate producer price index (PPI) rose 4.1% YoY in June 2026 and fell 0.3% MoM, National Bureau of Statistics data showed.