An Israeli official told local media Israel has been placed on its highest state of alert to guard against a renewed war with Iran.

CNN分析員Kevin Liptak：憤怒的美國總統特朗普表示，他與伊朗在三週前簽署的停火協議已經“終結”。這在實際操作中具體意味着什麼，目前尚不清楚。特朗普上個月曾警告稱，如果戰爭繼續，將引發“經濟災難”；如今，他仍面臨着必須結束這場衝突的政治壓力。 由美國副總統萬斯領導的團隊此前肩負着一項任務：在60天期限內促使伊朗在限制其核野心方面做出技術性讓步。然而，這些談判進展緩慢，主要集中在落實特朗普於6月17日在凡爾賽宮簽署的諒解備忘錄上。以巴基斯坦和卡塔爾爲首的協議調解方，眼下幾乎肯定會爭分奪秒地試圖讓協議重回正軌。 但另一方，以色列對特朗普的這番言論將有着截然不同的解讀。以色列總理內塔尼亞胡一直對特朗普與伊朗的外交嘗試持高度懷疑態度；他可能會將特朗普的言論視爲一個契機，繼續在黎巴嫩針對真主黨採取行動，或者直接在伊朗境內開展軍事行動。

July 8 — The Institute of Marine Development Strategy under the Ministry of Natural Resources published a bilingual report, A Historical and Legal Critique of the Philippines' South China Sea Territorial Claims, concluding Manila has sought to extend territory beyond treaty-defined boundaries to include Scarborough Shoal and parts of the Spratly Islands. The report said these expansions lack basic historical evidence and contravene international law on territorial acquisition. It is the first comprehensive assessment and systematic critique of Philippine claims by a Chinese state-affiliated research institute.