Lebanese Health Ministry said the death toll has risen to 4,303 and injuries total 12,202 since hostilities resumed.

The New York Times reports Iran’s traditional conservative–reformist divide has been upended after the assassination of former supreme leader Khamenei, with the conservative camp splitting into pragmatists who favor ending hostility with the U.S. and opening the economy, and hardliners who reject concessions (including on nuclear issues) and advocate prolonging the war. Four senior Iranian officials and two IRGC members told the paper that public disagreements mask deeper backstage ruptures as factions compete to win the allegiance of new supreme leader Mujtaba. Pragmatists — reportedly including senior IRGC generals, parliament speaker Qalibaf, President Pezeshkian and national security council secretary Gen. Zolghadr — have gained the upper hand and have pushed for accepting a ceasefire, direct talks with U.S. Vice President Vance and an agreement with Trump. IRGC commanders have consolidated de facto governing power since the war began, and Deputy Vice President for Administrative Affairs Mohammad-Jafar Ghaempanah said the new supreme leader does not have final decision authority, indicating a shift toward more collective decisionmaking.

Micron has formally launched a 1.5 trillion yen (about $9.0 bln) expansion of its western Japan memory-chip factory to produce advanced memory chips. The move is part of Micron’s global capacity build to meet AI and autonomous-vehicle demand; the Japanese government will provide up to 500 billion yen in subsidies toward construction costs. The expansion is designed to improve energy efficiency and data-transfer performance for AI services and self‑driving systems, with new production lines expected to start shipping around summer 2028.