Market news: The EU is close to reaching an agreement to link its carbon market to the EU system after Brexit.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office has received a delayed report of an incident 8 nautical miles northwest of Hasab, Oman. Authorities report that the tanker is on fire and all crew members have been evacuated.

According to Iranian media Fars News, a spokesperson for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated that the United States cannot achieve its economic blockade goals, nor can it sever Tehran's ties with its neighbors.

The local governor stated that a drone strike by Ukraine against Russia's Kursk region resulted in one death.

Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Shekarchi stated: The political and electoral setbacks suffered by the Trump administration and its allies not only reflect changes in the domestic political landscape of the United States, but also reveal a deeper truth—the United States has failed to destroy Iran's will. The US's hostile policy towards Iran, its repeated setbacks globally (especially in the Middle East), its damaged military prestige, and the failure of its threats have shaken the foundations of the White House's power. Trump and his reckless, hardline, and terrorist-minded allies, who initially sought to destroy a proud and ancient nation, have now seen the tide reversed. They have instead become embroiled in a strategic war of attrition and a severe domestic crisis, and have been attacked by the Iranian armed forces and resistance fronts. This strategic failure proves that the global power structure does not always favor hegemonic powers. Any nation that confronts Iran's formidable strength and unwavering resolve will ultimately decline and lose its credibility in the eyes of the international community.

NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX (owned by Elon Musk), Blue Origin (owned by Jeff Bezos), and six other aerospace companies have qualified to bid for lunar transportation contracts totaling up to $10 billion. This move further expands NASA's commercial lunar program as it moves forward with its plans to establish a permanent base on the moon. The announcement was made during the MAX POWER Aerospace Exhibition and Flight Demonstration at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will leverage the resources of several private companies to deliver scientific equipment, technological facilities, and infrastructure to the lunar south pole, preparing for a future lunar base. Under the newly established Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) framework, the maximum total value of contracts over the next 10 years is $10 billion. It is important to note that this amount is the upper limit for future mission orders, not the contract funds already awarded by NASA to participating companies. In addition to SpaceX and Blue Origin, other companies that qualified to bid include Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, iSpace US, Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and Voyager Technologies.