On the 4th, Iranian military spokesman Akraminia said the military has decided to begin extending its missile range, citing lessons learned from engagements with the United States and Israel. He said, "We concluded we must increase missile range; we have already embarked on this path." Akraminia added that adversaries have deployed forces and warships as far as 1,000 km from Iran's coast, so Iran "will continue to upgrade missiles," and that it has made significant progress in improving missile

German Chancellor Merz urged Russia to join peace talks.

MOFCOM said at mid-holiday that China’s consumer market remained stable and orderly in the first half of the National Day holiday; essential goods were well supplied and prices stable. MOFCOM commercial data showed that in the first three days footfall and turnover across 78 monitored shopping districts rose 3.4% and 5.3% YoY. Trade-in promotions generated CNY19.63 bln in sales and served 3.483 mln people: auto trade-ins totaled 46,000 units, supporting CNY7.45 bln in new-car sales; appliance trade-ins reached 1.511 mln units, driving CNY6.5 bln in sales; digital and smart-product purchases numbered 1.709 mln units, producing CNY4.9 bln in sales.