Bahrain's Interior Ministry activated an alert and urged the public to move to safe locations.

Japan's prime minister TAKAICHI expressed condolences to the people of Venezuela after an earthquake and has decided to provide $3.5 mln in emergency grant assistance.

Pakistan is negotiating with Kuwait to expand bilateral defense cooperation in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, five people with knowledge of the talks said. The sources said discussions are at an early stage and could be complicated if US‑Iran tensions escalate. They added Islamabad is increasingly concerned its defense pact with Saudi Arabia signed last year could draw Pakistan into a US‑Iran conflict. After a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday, nuclear‑armed Pakistan told Iran it would view attacks on Saudi territory as attacks on Pakistan. Kuwait has suffered multiple severe attacks from Iran this year; any defense agreement with Kuwait would raise questions about Pakistan’s role as a potential mediator between Washington and Tehran, the sources said.