South Korea's defense ministry spokesperson said no concrete plans have been decided yet.

Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf said Iran’s oil and gas production chain in the area is widely distributed, easily accessible and lacks protection, leaving U.S. oil and gas firms operating in the waters and facilities similarly exposed. He warned that attacks on Iranian assets would be met with strikes on U.S. assets, saying Iran has already demonstrated this and pointing to bases that are no longer operational.

Hong Kong PCB-related stocks rallied intraday: Guanghe Technology (01989.HK) up over 10%, Xinqi Micro-Assembly (09630.HK) up nearly 10%, Dazhu CNC (03200.HK) and Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) each up more than 6%, Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) up over 5.5%, Dingtai High‑Tech (01377.HK) also rose.