Japan's foreign minister said the two sides confirmed they will strengthen cooperation across broad areas, including ensuring stable oil and LNG supplies. He added Japan is willing to cooperate to boost Gulf states' economic and energy resilience.

A maritime theft monitoring group said Somali coastal piracy has risen after two new attacks this week. The incidents come as two major regional conflicts are diverting and depleting naval resources: Houthi forces last month announced a blockade on Saudi ports and have attacked several vessels, forcing many ships to avoid the area, while fighting linked to Iran has produced attacks on dozens of merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and nearby waters. Two vessels were reported hit by Somali pirates, reinforcing concerns about an uptick in Somali incidents this year. An International Maritime Bureau official, Cyrus Modi, said naval deployments remain but higher-priority threats have likely created an opening for Somali pirates, who had been effectively suppressed over the past decade; Somali piracy peaked in 2008–2010 when hundreds of ships were attacked and some owners rerouted around Africa.

USGS reported a magnitude-6.7 earthquake in the Scotia Sea.