Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in a call with Lebanon's parliament speaker, said Israel must withdraw from the "occupied areas" inside Lebanon and that residents of southern Lebanon must return home. He said the war must end on all fronts, including Lebanon.

U.S. Vice President Vance said on the Iran deal the U.S. will not provide Iran a single penny of U.S. funds.

China's National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson and chief economist Fu Linghui said on June 16 that the widened slowdown in investment growth in January–May reflected both weather disruptions in some regions (high temperatures and heavy rain) and a structural shift from quantity to quality as the economy transitions to new growth drivers. He said policy support, innovation-led measures and stronger social-welfare spending have continued to improve investment composition: infrastructure investment is growing steadily, investment in emerging industries is expanding rapidly, and livelihood-related investment is strengthening. Fu said investment space remains ample—new urbanization, rural revitalization, development of new productive forces and public-service upgrades will require funding—and called for government investment to guide and catalyze private capital, closer integration of investment in physical assets and human capital, and greater focus on optimizing investment structure and efficiency to support high-quality growth.