Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tehran is not convinced Ukraine’s claim the attack on an Iranian cargo ship was accidental. Given Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the incident, they must compensate Iran; if they do not, Iran will pursue recovery measures itself.

As diplomatic talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz reached a critical stage, Iran’s supreme leader Mujtaba appointed Zolghadr as his political adviser and named Rezaei secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the leader’s representative on that council. Rezaei led the IRGC from 1981–1997 and has served as secretary of the Expediency Council. Both men are hardliners and former IRGC commanders; it is unclear how the changes will alter Tehran’s negotiating stance. Political sources said Zolghadr’s resignation was unrelated to security and that his conditions for reopening the strait align with Mujtaba’s views and must be met for talks to proceed. Officials link Iran’s tougher posture to recent U.S. military activity in the region, U.S.-Israel cooperation and Israeli readiness to assist strikes on Iran; internal differences over the strait are described as normal but final decisions rest with Mujtaba.

Shanghai Weipaige Environmental Protection Technology, a wholly owned unit of Weipaige Holdings, has increased its investment in Anhui Timan Technology, a PCB precision drill-bit manufacturer, with an additional 50 mln yuan via capital increase and equity expansion. Anhui Timan's current capacity is about 1.0 mln drill bits/month. Of the 50 mln yuan, 12.5 mln yuan will be recorded as registered capital; proceeds will fund new production-line equipment, key raw-material inventory and hiring to expand capacity. A person close to Weipaige said Anhui Timan is expected to scale micro and high-end micro-drill output to 5.0 mln units/month by end-2026 and 20.0 mln units/month by end-2027.