The Houthi movement said that in the past 24 hours Saudi F-15s operating from Khamis Mushait air base carried out 51 air and missile strikes, while missiles launched from Najran and Jizan targeted civilian communications networks and infrastructure in Marib, Saada, Hodeidah, Taiz and Amran provinces. The group said total Saudi air and missile attacks since the conflict escalated have reached 1,209.

Euro credit-default swap costs eased after Micron Technology (MU.O) posted strong results, boosting risk appetite, while soft US economic data and comments from Fed officials trimmed odds of another rate hike next month. iTraxx Europe Crossover, the euro high-yield CDS gauge, fell 5bps to 296bps, though S&P Global Market Intelligence shows it remains near Tuesday’s nearly six-month high of 301bps. IG analysts said “strong earnings and AI enthusiasm” have outweighed market concerns about high borrowing costs.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing on the 30th that China supports resolving the dispute through political and diplomatic channels and hopes Iran and the U.S. will choose peace, return to the Islamabad MOU and resume talks promptly. Guo said China has been working to halt hostilities and will continue to advance Xi’s Middle East peace initiatives to help restore stability in the Gulf.