俄罗斯国家杜马议员：中东正逐步摆脱西方控制，并成为更广泛的欧亚安全体系的一部分。

CENTCOM said on Aug. 8 that US naval personnel conducted maintenance on F/A-18 Super Hornets aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to keep the carrier strike group combat-ready, and that US forces have forced 53 merchant vessels to alter course, rendered two vessels unseaworthy, boarded and inspected two vessels, and allowed more than 30 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to transit the blockade as it continues strict maritime enforcement against Iran.

Libya's Waha Oil said the Zakut-Sidra pipeline leaked and has resumed operations after repairs.