Tanker-tracking firm Tankertrackers said a lifeboat was launched before a US military strike on the tanker NOXEN (formerly KYLO), suggesting the crew were not aboard and may have received advance warning.

Chongqing's development and reform commission issued 16 measures to encourage foreign-invested enterprises to reinvest domestically, framed on an equal-treatment principle for domestic and foreign capital. The package centers on guiding foreign investment allocation, easing investment and operations, and strengthening safeguards. It explicitly targets participation in Chongqing's 33618 modern manufacturing cluster, prioritizing intelligent-connected NEVs, next-generation electronic information manufacturing, and advanced materials to strengthen and extend industrial chains. The city pledges to fully eliminate foreign-investment access restrictions in manufacturing; qualifying foreign-invested firms' onshore reinvestments in manufacturing projects will receive the same municipal-level project factor guarantees and support policies as domestic investors.

On the 4th the U.S. State Department said it approved sales of military equipment to Saudi Arabia and Oman valued at about USD 5.75 bln and USD 188 mln, respectively. The Saudi package includes 5,004 500‑lb bombs, 5,000 2,000‑lb bombs and associated guidance kits, estimated at USD 5.0 bln, plus 60 engines for use in M1 Abrams main battle tanks, estimated at USD 750 mln. The State Department also approved F‑16 support services and related equipment for Oman. U.S. media report the sales still require congressional approval.