沙特外交大臣接到巴基斯坦外長來電，討論緩和地區緊張局勢的努力。

France said it will deploy an additional 500 soldiers to assist in fighting forest fires.

At the SCO foreign ministers' meeting in Kyrgyzstan on July 24, Iranian foreign minister Araghchi said Iran remains committed to its principles, will not be intimidated or yield to threats, will not tolerate what he described as false statements, and will continue actions until its objectives are met and the Iranian people's legitimate demands are satisfied. He added Tehran and Washington are still exchanging messages via intermediaries and can understand each other's positions, but said the core problem is that the US continues to act with a bullying, coercive logic.