CNN reports that since fighting involving Iran broke out on Feb. 28, Trump has made statements saying "a US-Iran deal is imminent" more than 30 times across social media, public appearances and telephone interviews with reporters.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published its AI+ICT Innovation Development Implementation Opinions (2026–2028). It directs upgrades to AI-dedicated line services: optimize network resource scheduling, introduce flexible on‑demand and time‑shared billing, and enable rapid end‑to‑end dedicated‑line provisioning and fast bandwidth adjustment using SRv6 and optical technologies such as OSU/fgOTN. It requires network upgrades for AI workloads, including trials of distributed inference across wide‑area IP networks and a network resource utilization target of at least 90%. It mandates improved access for 5G‑A and PON upstream services and sets a home/enterprise WLAN access latency target of no more than 5ms. It promotes model application platforms to establish an integrated compute+data+model+AI‑application service ecosystem and a full development chain from model training and scenario validation to commercial deployment to accelerate scaled adoption of domestic AI technologies in key industries.

ECB policymaker Moulin says Banque de France will raise its inflation forecast.