Israel's Prime Minister's Office said Syria chose to ignore Israeli warnings about such deployments and that Israel will not tolerate threats to its security.

South Korean shares led declines in Asian chip names on Wednesday morning as rising bond yields intensified concern over heavy tech-sector capital spending. The KOSPI tumbled as much as 6.8% intraday and an Asian semiconductor index fell over 2%, mirroring selloffs in US semiconductor and other AI-related stocks. Bond yields stayed elevated on worries about inflation and rising government debt, raising the risk that borrowing costs could climb further; uncertainty from the ongoing Iran conflict added to caution. The CEO of Fibonacci Asset Management said the long-term AI case remains intact but rising rates and geopolitical risk are making investors unwilling to pay high premiums, and price falls also reflected profit-taking after an “exceptionally strong rally.”

Citing CBS, Iran foreign minister Araghchi said Iran will not accept a ceasefire during a US–Iran war and will only accept an end to the conflict. He said: We have told mediators we will not accept a ceasefire; the war must end. He added the war must end in a way that prevents it from happening again.