俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫：我們呼籲停火併恢復霍爾木茲海峽戰前狀態。

On 18 July the Israeli military said the United States will send dozens of aerial refuelling tankers to land and be deployed at Israeli air force bases, not Ben Gurion International Airport, to minimise disruption to civilian air traffic. Israel had capped US tankers at Ben Gurion at 20 to ease interference during the summer travel peak. The military said the basing choice was made by the US in coordination with Israel to allow the air force to prepare.

據伊拉克官方媒體：伊拉克已與SpaceX(SPCX.O)星鏈簽署協議，允許其在伊拉克開展運營。