An Iranian university professor, Hakimeh Saghaye-Biriyah, said the memorandum was never properly implemented and its first paragraph is effectively void. She said Israel has neither agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon nor stopped strikes on Lebanese territory, while the United States continues to reserve the right to use force—an approach she said contravenes the spirit of the memorandum's first paragraph. She stressed the memorandum’s sovereignty clause covers land, territorial waters and

Trump said he could not accept the original agreement; he described the new agreement as great and fair, thanked the Canadian government and wished both countries years of success on the new project.

The Pentagon on July 10 released 40 UFO-related records — the fourth batch since May at President Trump’s request — including 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio recordings and three images from multiple U.S. agencies (Pentagon, NASA, CIA, FBI, Energy Department). About half the records are from after 2010; several videos were captured by U.S. military infrared sensors. A 32-second 2020 clip provided by U.S. Northern Command, accompanied by a heavily redacted report, shows an object a Navy weapons-systems operator described as dark brown, roughly 12–15 feet (3.7–4.6 m) tall, and “like a somewhat deformed atmospheric balloon”; the operator said they could not confirm its nature and returned to the ship and landed safely.