Iranian media reported Iran’s chief of the general staff and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force commander inspected a new IRGC “missile city.” During the visit the chief unveiled a new secret weapon and reviewed the Aerospace Force’s latest capabilities and combat readiness.

On the 10th local time, SOUTH KOREA'S LEE chaired a state council meeting that approved an amendment to widen the Cheonghae unit’s mission area and add military assets; the measure will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval. Under the amendment, the unit now escorting in the Gulf of Aden would extend its patrol area to waters south of Oman, closer to the Strait of Hormuz. Seoul will deploy one maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team and unmanned mine-countermeasure equipment, and adds assisting the restoration of freedom of navigation on international sea lanes as a mission.

Refinitiv sources said Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries since late October have cut Russian refining capacity by about 30%, reducing actual oil processing by roughly 200,000 tonnes per day.