美国国防部长赫格塞思：如果古巴不遵守华盛顿的要求，我们将对该国采取军事行动。正如我之前所说，也正如在其他案例中可能看到的那样，所有选项，包括军事选项，都在考虑之列。

IRGC senior adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi told PBS on Aug. 11 that Washington’s two main war objectives — toppling Iran’s leadership and fracturing the country — “have failed” and “victory is on Iran’s side.” He said the US appears confused, repeatedly announcing new aims and turning the campaign into a “war without strategy.” Naqdi added that in more than five months of combat against the US, Iran has gained experience and found US forces weaker than expected. He said Iran must establish deterrence and that one method is to “prolong the war” to exhaust the US so future attackers will rethink the costs.

U.S. EIA reformulated gasoline (RFG) stocks fell 3,000 bbl in the week to Aug. 7; prior change 0 bbl.