New York Times reports Israel shared intelligence alleging Iran is considering use of chemical weapons. U.S. officials are divided—some liken the intelligence to 2002 Iraq WMD claims—while some U.S. and Gulf officials suspect Prime Minister Netanyahu is attempting to compel Trump to re-enter the conflict.

President Trump said he would continue to provide aid if Israel needed it, but that Netanyahu did not want the assistance.

Asian equities slid after a strong Democratic showing in the US midterms raised investor fears of tighter AI regulation. Korea's KOSPI fell as much as 3.7%, erasing earlier gains; Samsung Electronics dropped over 4% and SK Hynix nearly 6%, the biggest drags on the index. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell about 4% intraday and Taiwan's TAIEX lost roughly 2.6%. Market participants said stronger Democratic performance could be negative for high-growth tech and AI firms and may hinder US data-center expansion, clouding demand prospects for Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese chipmakers and hardware suppliers integral to US AI infrastructure.