Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said Iran will expand economic and commercial ties with Afghanistan.

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (00175.HK) said Li Shufu will resign as board chairman and executive director effective 18 Aug 2026 and be appointed lifetime honorary chairman; he will remain the company’s major/controlling shareholder and continue as chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. An Conghui was appointed chairman of the Geely Automobile board. Li Donghui resigned as vice-chairman but will remain an executive director. Gui Shengyue resigned as CEO and was named vice-chairman while remaining an executive director to enhance board-management coordination; Gan Jiayue was appointed CEO and will be responsible for day-to-day operations.

埃及、約旦、阿聯酋、卡塔爾、印度尼西亞、沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦發佈聯合聲明，譴責以色列拒絕美國總統特朗普關於加沙的計劃。