科威特軍方表示，防空系統目前正在攔截伊朗的導彈和無人機。

German investor sentiment rose to a five-month high in July as markets priced in a growth boost from Chancellor Merz’s reform push, ZEW data showed. The ZEW expectations index jumped to 26.3 from 10.5 in June, well above the 15.3 median analyst forecast; the current-conditions gauge also improved. Mannheim-based Centre for European Economic Research said government growth measures unveiled earlier this month lifted market optimism. ZEW president Achim Wambach said export-oriented sectors are expanding and domestic demand remains resilient, but developments in the Iran conflict and oil-price uncertainty remain key downside risks to the recovery.

China Coast Guard spokesman Jiang Lue said on the morning of July 21 that, on humanitarian grounds, China allowed the Philippine side to transfer wounded by shipborne small boat from the grounded No.57 vessel at Ren'ai Reef to Philippine Coast Guard vessel 9702. The Coast Guard said it queried and verified the Philippine vessel and supervised the entire transfer, and will continue law-enforcement operations at Ren'ai Reef and adjacent waters to safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.