據沙特國家電視臺：歐盟和海灣國家反對在霍爾木茲海峽對國際航行徵收許可證要求或費用。

Iranian media reported on the 19th that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone near Ahvaz, Iran.

Former U.S. Navy senior officer Harlan Ullman said the escalating conflict could prompt Gulf states to exert "huge pressure" on Trump to seek a resolution. He warned Gulf fiscal revenues have been cut and their reliance on seawater desalination makes them vulnerable — without those facilities they cannot survive — a strain he said may be more severe than Iran's current economic situation. Ullman added these pressures could push both sides toward some form of negotiation, but cautioned the situation could still "seriously escalate."