Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar said the government plans to cut VAT on health foods.

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett on July 22 condemned a US‑Saudi nuclear cooperation deal, saying Washington and Riyadh bypassed Israel and warning the pact could threaten Israeli security. Bennett said if uranium enrichment occurs in Saudi territory it may trigger a Middle East nuclear arms race and lead to loss of Israeli control over its own fate, calling the outcome a strategic failure. Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said it has signed an agreement with the US on peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the deal would allow US firms to build a uranium‑enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia if a joint US‑Saudi review deems it necessary.

US officials maintain the Strait of Hormuz is open, but major international commercial shipping has effectively stopped. CENTCOM says Iran has attacked commercial vessels more than 30 times since the current round of hostilities began. Bahrain-based maritime information center data showed transits through the strait fell to a near three‑week low, with only three merchant ships tracked on Tuesday. Marisks’ CEO said US forces can provide only limited aerial cover and cannot guarantee safe passage, and shipowners and crews are largely unwilling to risk transit. Iran-backed Houthi threats to block Saudi exports via the Red Sea are extending shipping risk toward the Bab al‑Mandeb.