Russia's foreign minister Lavrov said Russia is prepared to contribute to stability in the Strait of Hormuz region.

Saudi civil defense issued an alert for potential danger in the Jizan region.

China foreign minister said that ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit, US-China trade teams held a new round of talks and agreed a joint package including creation and advancement of a trade council and an investment council, an agriculture working group, $30 bln of reciprocal tariff cuts, and deferral of Kuala Lumpur trade-consultation outcomes. He said the measures stabilize bilateral trade ties and market confidence and are positive for industry, households and the global economy, and warned that US moves to politicize trade, restrict Chinese investment and push decoupling would damage mutual interests and shrink areas of overlap.