Acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has launched a third round of reductions targeting redundant or non‑critical personnel.

July 10 — The People’s Bank of China hosted a seminar on the evolution of the international monetary system. PBOC Party secretary and governor Pan Gongsheng presided. Zhu Min, dean of Tsinghua University’s National Institute of Financial Research and former IMF deputy managing director, presented research on international monetary system evolution, metrics for currency internationalization and digital currency development, and exchanged views with attendees. Senior PBOC and State Administration of Foreign Exchange officials attended, including PBOC vice governors and SAFE director Zhu Hexin, vice governors Lu Lei and Zou Lan, and SAFE deputy directors Li Bin and Liu Bin; PBOC departments, branches and affiliated units joined at main and sub-venues.

On July 10 President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran wants to continue 'talks' and the U.S. has agreed to continue negotiations. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI said Iran never sought talks but has agreed to allow mediator visits. A Middle East analyst said dialogue is unlikely to resume in the short term given ongoing hostilities, a fragile trust foundation and widespread public skepticism in both countries; U.S. strikes during the funeral period of former supreme leader Khamenei make rapid confidence-building difficult. Qatar, Oman and Pakistan continue mediation efforts to try to restore communication channels between Washington and Tehran.