TASNIM NEWS: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Qatar should allow an IRGC expert team to be stationed to investigate the case of a missing pilot, rather than deny that it detained the pilot.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on the 16th that a strike on the 15th in southern Lebanon killed Abu Hassan Arra, a senior commander of Hezbollah’s Badr Unit. The IDF said Arra was involved in planning and directing multiple attacks on IDF troops deployed in the southern Lebanon "security zone" and for years led several Hezbollah operational units that attacked Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Wells Fargo says JP Morgan is likely to become the first bank with a market value above $1 trillion, and it maintained an overweight rating while raising its price target to $390 from $375, implying more than 7% upside to last Friday’s close. Analyst Mike Mayo wrote in a Thursday client note that JP Morgan’s “top-tier investment capabilities” could not only help it pass $1 trillion but could see it reach $2 trillion in about 7–8 years. Mayo cited share gains across major businesses, operational optimization, steadier profitability versus global peers, and the CEO-defined “robust balance sheet” as supporting factors.