据伊朗Press TV：伊朗首席谈判代表卡利巴夫警告称，伊朗准备根据敌人的行动给予其更沉重的打击。

Press TV quoted an Arab diplomat saying regional states view US President Trump’s "reckless" decisions and "condescending" posture as eroding trust in Washington. The diplomat said they believe the US has not only failed militarily against Iran but also lacks the ability and confidence to secure diplomatic understandings with Tehran, prompting some countries to pursue urgent bilateral negotiations with Iran rather than rely on US decision-making.

MOFCOM assistant minister Yuan Xiaoming said at a State Council Information Office briefing on Aug 18 that since 2021 China has advanced county-level commercial system construction, which has supported higher farmer incomes and rural consumption. Distribution facilities have been upgraded to achieve near-national county‑town‑village three‑tier commercial coverage; logistics networks have been strengthened with support to upgrade more than 3,600 county and township distribution nodes, and daily parcel flows into and out of rural areas exceed 100 mln.