Turkey's parliament speaker said defence agreements with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have not yet been submitted to parliament and are expected to be submitted after the legislature reconvenes next month.

據黎巴嫩《消息報》報道，伊拉克消息人士稱，伊拉克採取相關措施是擔心美國二級制裁，而部分伊拉克政治人士反對這一決定，認爲此舉將使伊拉克承擔政治和經濟成本，其影響已開始在旅行公司和乘客中顯現，尤其是往返巴格達和德黑蘭的航線。

Markets price a possible RBA rate increase next week as the bank watches domestic and global inflation risks while weighing stronger domestic growth momentum. Westpac economist Pat Bustamante forecasts Australia Q3 GDP YoY at 2.3% (Q2: 2.1%), saying the economy has shown greater resilience than expected. Bustamante warns the RBA is unlikely to welcome stronger growth—policy makers are aiming to nudge activity below trend to secure disinflation—and sustained momentum would increase uncertainty around disinflation and complicate the RBA’s policy path.