Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Has Not Yet Received an Invitation to Join the Mecca Agreement

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. pre-market trading on Monday saw the semiconductor, storage, and optical communications sectors all edge lower. Semiconductor stocks were broadly down, with Lam Research (LRCX) falling 2.39%, Intel (INTC) down 1.7%, Applied Materials (AMAT) dropping 2.05%, and Arm (ARM) declining 1.96%. The storage sector trended downward in tandem, with SK Hynix (SKHY) down 3.02%, Micron Technology (MU) falling 3.18%, Western Digital (WDC) dropping 2.61%, SanDisk (SNDK) declining 4.08%, and Seagate Technology (STX) down 2.94%. Optical communications-related stocks led the declines, with Astera Labs (ALAB) falling 4.11%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) plunging 11.66%, Coherent (COHR) down 4.16%, Credo (CRDO) declining 3.34%, and Lumentum (LITE) dropping 4.35%.

According to a Reuters report, three Pakistani sources revealed that Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump last week. Just a few days later, Munir is set to visit Tehran today to meet with senior Iranian officials. The conversation comes as the U.S. threatens to impose sweeping economic sanctions targeting Iran and its trade partners. It remains unclear what topics Munir and Trump discussed during their call.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), U.S. pre-market crypto-related stocks were mixed, with: CRCL down 1.59%, MSTR down 0.36%, MARA down 1.15%, COIN down 1.37%, RIOT down 0.66%, BMNR up 0.51%, and PURR up 3.12%.

Binance co-founder He Yi has issued a statement noting that CZ does not use WeChat. The highly active "Binance Mall" WeChat groups and the fake CZ accounts within them are run by scammers promoting pyramid schemes. Please alert one another to guard against fraud.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost has published a post noting that the bull-bear market indicator has just shifted into the early phase of a bull market. Though the indicator is not a flawless market signal, this shift confirms that market conditions have improved notably. This trend warrants close monitoring in the weeks ahead.

According to Bitget market data, Hong Kong-listed large language model concept stocks have continued to slump. Zhipu fell over 11% intraday, while MINIMAX dropped more than 10%.