Iran's Press TV, citing informed sources, said Iran will not back down on managing the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Navy Admiral Sayyari said US remarks are intended to portray Iran’s coastline as vulnerable to military intervention and that the US is waging psychological warfare against the Iranian people through repeated public statements.

On the evening of July 8 users reported Alipay's Huabei repayment page could not be opened. Some users saw messages saying "due to institutional maintenance, bills temporarily unavailable" or "page encountered a problem, try again later," with a header noting "current number of queries too high." Alipay has not issued an official statement; customer service said it has received reports and is handling the issue urgently.