中國地震臺網正式測定：08月15日19時30分在臺灣宜蘭縣海域發生4.4級地震，震源深度73千米。

Press TV quoted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi on Saturday saying Iran’s offensive and defensive operations under heavy fire have forced "the most heavily armed army in history" to submit. Vahidi thanked the armed forces for six months of "unprecedented holy war," and described Iran’s conduct against what he called "the most bloodthirsty enemy in human history."

Politico reports Trump's demands peaked this month, risking further weakening of a US Navy already under fiscal and logistical strain. USS Abraham Lincoln has been continuously deployed for a record nine months, and sailors' families warn crew are near exhaustion. A government report says Trump's proposed "golden fleet" of new battleships would cost tens of billions of dollars more than expected. Experts say orders to reintroduce outdated technology could disrupt shipbuilding production schedules. These pressures are compounding long‑standing Navy problems — schedule delays, cost overruns and a shrinking fleet — and could impair its ability to defend US interests, a US official said.