On the evening of the 8th (local time), four explosions were heard on Iran's southern Qeshm Island and near Bandar Abbas. Fars News Agency cited local sources saying the blasts were believed to be warnings by Iran aimed at vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz for alleged violations. Iranian authorities have not commented.

Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Hunt said there is little evidence that artificial intelligence has had a material impact on aggregate employment in advanced economies.

Houthi forces said they launched four waves of attacks. They claimed the first wave struck Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, ARAMCO fuel storage tanks and the Riyadh financial district, causing significant damage. The second wave, they said, hit ARAMCO facilities in Buqayq and sparked fires. The third wave targeted Saudi troop concentrations in eastern Al-Jawf province and the Madghal area of Marib province—forces they said were under the command of Faris al-Shammari—and caused heavy casualties. The fourth wave, they said, struck Saudi troop concentrations in the Mudarabah area of Lahij province, under the command of Badr al-Harbi, also inflicting heavy casualties. These claims have not been independently verified.