Saudi Foreign Ministry said it rejects Iran's infringements on the sovereignty of regional states and that Iran continues to threaten regional security and stability.

Trump and South Korea's Lee agreed to deepen bilateral naval shipbuilding cooperation and to continue working-level consultations after meeting Tuesday at the NATO summit in Turkey. The U.S. requested South Korean assistance on warship construction; Lee pledged cooperation and cited South Korean firms with advanced shipbuilding capabilities. Both sides said they will hold further technical and policy-level talks to study concrete measures.

US initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 215,000 in the week ended July 4, the Labor Department said Thursday, seasonally adjusted; the prior reading was revised up to 217,000. After rising in late May and early June, claims have retreated, and most economists view the earlier increase as noise. Despite a sharp slowdown in June payrolls and downward revisions to April and May nonfarm employment, economists say the labor market has not materially changed and remains in a "slow hiring, slow firing" mode.