在安卡拉北約峯會召開之際，土耳其總統埃爾多安透露已獲美國承諾提供飛機，意味着長期因採購俄製S-400而陷入僵局的美土防務關係出現實質性融冰信號。川普政府繞過國會限制推進F110發動機及潛在F-35項目支持，標誌着美國正通過“交易型外交”拉攏土耳其這一地緣關鍵樞紐。 儘管此舉遭到以色列等中東盟友的強烈反對，但美土軍售重組直接提振了土耳其國防軍工產業鏈信心，短期內緩和了北約東南翼的緊張對峙。宏觀上，美土關係的回暖爲中東多線衝突後的區域利益重新劃分埋下伏筆，外匯市場中有助於土耳其里拉震盪回穩，地緣風險溢價隨之向地緣政治拉鋸戰轉型。

Al Jazeera cites Lebanese diplomatic sources saying Israeli forces continue strikes on Nabatieh and have not implemented the 'pilot zone' arrangement; the sources say the aim is to force further displacement of residents in southern Lebanon.

PBOC'S PAN said the central bank will coordinate with the Hong Kong government and financial regulators on four priority areas to reinforce Hong Kong's international financial centre role. The PBOC will support the launch of offshore CNY sovereign bond futures — a five‑year CNY government bond futures contract is due to list shortly — to enhance offshore risk management. It will back development of a comprehensive financial trading platform, directing the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) to work with the HKMA and SFC to support upgrading Bond Connect Co. into a trading‑platform operator to provide trading infrastructure for bond, money and FX markets. The PBOC also plans to expand use of RMB bonds as eligible collateral offshore and to continue promoting a diversified Hong Kong financial market and its asset- and wealth-management functions.