Mehr News Agency cited sources on Iran’s negotiating team saying Washington has spent large sums on the war but has not succeeded.

President Kast used his first state-of-the-nation to prioritise tougher immigration controls and accelerated deportations, saying the government will submit legislation to create an institutional framework and a registry for serious offenders. On the economy he set an annual growth target of 4%, said he will aim for fiscal balance by 2030, targets a 6% unemployment rate and plans to create at least 300,000 jobs.

黎巴嫩真主黨議員Hassan Fadlallah表示，我們支持在所有黎巴嫩領土上實現全面停火。