Israel's prime minister said the Israel Defense Forces will remain deployed in the Lebanese security zone for as long as necessary.

Typhoon Mikla, the seventh typhoon of the year, strengthened to strong-typhoon intensity at 08:00 on June 22. Its center was located at 17.4°N, 127.9°E — about 890 km east‑southeast of Cape Eluanbi, Taiwan — with maximum near‑center winds of 48 m/s and central pressure of 945 hPa. Seven‑level wind radius is 200–350 km, ten‑level radius 80–90 km, twelve‑level radius 40 km. Mikla is forecast to move west‑northwest at 15–20 km/h, intensify and gradually approach waters southeast of Taiwan. From the night of June 23 through June 27, the Bashi Channel, waters east of Taiwan and the southern East China Sea are expected to see force 7–9 winds with gusts to force 10–11; some sea areas may experience force 10–11 winds with gusts to force 12–13.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities strategist Daisaku Ueno said FX intervention can only curb speculative yen weakness and is unlikely to permanently stop yen selling while the US–Japan real policy rate gap persists. He called the selling pressure structural, driven by Japanese corporate and household investment decisions and real demand. Japan's finance minister Katayama said the government is prepared to take appropriate FX market action if necessary.