EU strongly condemned Belarus's decision to designate EU-supported websites and social media as "extremist information sources".

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent offered no operational details for the new economic measures against Iran or how they would achieve Trump’s aims, such as reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and framed the move mainly as a warning urging global leaders to halt engagement with the Iranian regime. A senior Atlantic Council fellow said the statement is hollow without company- or country-level actions; other analysts called it performative and said major implementation questions remain.

UKMTO reported an incident 9 nm northeast of Ash Shisah, Oman; a tanker captain said the vessel was hit by unknown projectiles, damaging the engine room and causing loss of propulsion.