Al Jazeera reported Iranian officials said a U.S. artillery strike of three shells hit a bottled-water plant, damaging equipment but causing no reported casualties.

South Korea's Lee urged the cabinet to raise the country's potential growth rate to 3%, citing strong 1H export performance—especially semiconductors—and rising capex; he said several forecasts show real GDP could reach 3% this year. Lee called for coordinated action to stabilise prices and the housing market and to cultivate game‑changing, high‑advantage growth engines, aiming to make this year a turning point toward 3% potential growth, top‑four trading nation status and $50,000 per‑capita income.

Customs data: China’s 1H exports of machinery and electrical products totaled 9.36 trn yuan, up 20.1%, accounting for 63.5% of total exports (up 3.5 ppts year‑on‑year). High‑technology exports were 3.26 trn yuan, up 39%. Imports rose 28.8% in 1H, outpacing export growth by 8.7 ppts; import growth by category: energy and other bulk commodities +3.4%, machinery & electrical +28%, agricultural products +8.6%.