Baker Hughes (BKR.O) chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said he has not seen evidence that higher borrowing costs have slowed investment in large energy projects. He said global AI infrastructure build-out is driving strong demand for natural gas and power, supporting project economics. Simonelli added that while financing remains a consideration, projects’ ability to secure funding depends on existing offtake agreements and the energy-demand outlook; population growth, industrial expansion and

伊朗國防部代理部長伊本·禮薩（Ibn al-Reza）在國防工業企業管理人員會議上表示：我可以非常有把握地說，如果今天再次爆發戰爭，伊朗將在技術層面以遠比以往戰爭更強大、更先進的方式應戰。他指出，那些試圖將伊朗技術活動、生產線和武器工廠持續運轉僅僅描述成一種“媒體敘事”或“新聞標題”的人，已經在戰場上清楚地看到了伊朗武裝部隊的能力。目前有時展示出來的內容，只是伊朗國防工業實際能力和現有潛力的一小部分，這一發展進程仍將強有力地持續下去。

Iraq said on the 13th it will begin phased reopenings of three previously closed border crossings with Iran, allowing passenger movement and commercial trade between the 13th and 17th. In recent days drones launched from inside Iraq struck Saudi Arabia’s east–west oil pipelines; Riyadh strongly condemned the attacks. On the 12th Iraq had closed several Iran-border crossings and agreed to Iran’s request for a joint investigation of drone launch platforms found near the shared frontier.