據沙特媒體哈達斯（Alhadath）：高級消息人士透露，巴基斯坦內政部長攜帶巴基斯坦軍隊指揮官致伊朗最高領袖的特別信息前往伊朗。

The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the matter, reports a former CIA senior official identified as David J. Lash is accused of fabricating a highly classified intelligence program and using it as a front to divert millions of dollars for personal use. Investigators seized more than $40 million in gold bars from his home.

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker ordered a suspension of the state's data center tax incentives after the legislature shelved his proposal to bar passing data center energy costs on to residents. The order excludes agreements signed before July 1. Ohio this week also paused similar incentives as nationwide opposition to data centers rises. Unions urged keeping the breaks, warning the move could shift investment and jobs to neighboring states. Illinois granted nearly $1 bln in data center tax incentives from 2020–2024.