伊朗戰略研究中心研究員阿里·阿克巴爾·達雷尼表示，伊朗與阿曼即將就霍爾木茲海峽的未來管理達成協議，主要障礙在於美國向阿曼施壓，要求其採取與華盛頓更爲一致的立場。達雷尼表示，伊朗認爲未來對海峽的控制對其國家安全至關重要。此前數月美國方面對伊朗實施打擊，伊朗方面稱這些襲擊是從該地區的基地發起的。達雷尼表示，伊朗與阿曼之間正在進行的談判進程爲美國提供了一個“走出這一泥潭的好機會”，即承認伊朗和阿曼是決定霍爾木茲海峽“未來”的國家。“但霍爾木茲海峽絕無可能回到戰前狀態，”他繼續說道。“該地區的地緣政治已經改變。”

Indian food regulator has issued a notice to Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, warning that its claim a local whisky brand was "matured in American oak barrels" is misleading.

Former US State Department official Marlin Hardinger said one cost the United States would pay in a war with Iran is a loss of credibility. He noted Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have just signed a defence agreement, which Washington has long feared: if Middle Eastern states no longer view the US as a reliable security partner or unwilling to intervene and provide protection, Gulf states can form their own alliance. In the near term such an alliance could help address urgent defence needs versus Iran; over the longer term it could begin to erode US dominance in the Gulf, a shift Hardinger warned would be negative for both Gulf countries and the United States in coming years.