President Trump said the US carried out a "very successful" strike on Iranian facilities last night.

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration on the 3rd published the Patent and Trademark Examination 15th Five-Year Plan. The plan sets a systematic agenda for patent and trademark examination over the 15th Five-Year period, prioritizes capacity building for examiners, and calls for higher‑quality scrutiny to better incentivize advanced technological innovation and support development of a higher‑standard market system.

Boeing (BA.N) in its 2026 commercial market outlook projects Middle East passenger traffic to grow 4.3% annually despite headwinds.