Rosatom head says if the situation remains stable the company will send personnel to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant within the coming weeks.

Iran’s foreign ministry dismissed US and Israeli positions on Iran’s nuclear program as false and urged Gulf Cooperation Council countries to back a Middle East nuclear-weapon-free zone initiative rather than endorse policies that portray Iran as a threat. The statement said lasting peace and security can only be achieved through regional cooperation free of external interference and condemned characterizing Iran’s defense, missile and drone capabilities as threats.

Germany's two-year bond yield fell after publication of the ECB consumer expectations survey, sliding to a seven-week low of 2.508%, down 3 bps on the day.