Williams, Federal Reserve: Ultimately achieving price stability is the Fed's responsibility; bringing inflation down to 2% is our top priority.

State news agency reported on the 2nd that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, in response to a US strike on southern Iran the previous night, Iran fired heavy ballistic missiles at a US Marine Corps base near the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, causing "a large number of US military deaths." The IRGC said "multiple key facilities and armed helicopters were destroyed" and that retaliatory operations are ongoing.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing on the 2nd that views claiming the UN Charter’s "enemy state clause" has lapsed are incorrect and that Japan’s "new militarism" is a "grey rhino" running toward the region and again threatening Asia‑Pacific peace and stability. He said full compliance with the UN Charter and reaffirmation of the "enemy state clause" are necessary and urged Japanese authorities to honor the international obligations confirmed by Japan’s Instrument of Surrender, face history, decisively cut ties with militarism and take concrete actions to win the trust of Asian neighbors and the international community.