European Commission approves €6.1 bln package to fund Ukraine's air defence and ammunition.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's forces 'severely damaged' the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and other US-supported bases, praising a US acting Navy secretary's frank admission of the damage. Media reports earlier quoted the US official as saying Iranian forces had 'severely damaged Bahrain' in the early phase of the conflict. Open-source analysis had already indicated heavy damage to the Bahrain naval support base, home of the US Fifth Fleet; the official remarks amount to a direct, senior-level confirmation.

ECB President Lagarde said she has nothing to announce about her future work arrangements.