Meteorological forecast: Aug 2–4 heavy to torrential rain will move across Guizhou from northwest to southeast, with locally extremely heavy downpours. The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a level-4 flood-control emergency response for Guizhou at 17:00 on Aug 2.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said Cuba aims to 'weaponize' these coordination networks against the United States and is working to pressure 'U.S. policymakers' and global allies.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said in a Fox News interview this weekend that under President Trump Iran is facing a fundamentally different U.S. president and can no longer expect to negotiate without consequences. Rubio said Iran "has never faced a U.S. president like President Trump — a man who actually takes action," and accused Tehran of relying for decades on global leniency to lie, renege on agreements and deceive negotiators. The White House said that after alleged Iranian attacks on commercial shipping and U.S. forces following a memorandum of understanding, Iran "will continue to pay" until it returns to talks in a way President Trump deems "meaningful."