US Central Command commander Brad Cooper said on Aug. 28 that about 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed in the Middle East, many conducting a maritime blockade of Iran. He said that since the blockade was resumed in mid‑July more than 20 warships have been sustaining the operation.

Iranian foreign minister Araghchi wrote that Iranian intelligence shows some individuals inside the US government are heavily manipulating energy markets, using credulous media to move prices for personal gain and to keep the US president further embroiled in what he described as a doomed war. He said figures aligned with Israel are issuing optimistic assessments to promote the conflict and warned that US consumers will bear the ultimate cost.

尼泊爾警方：尼泊爾洪災死亡人數上升至626人。