特朗普政府正在加大對伊朗的經濟施壓力度，同時威脅對伊朗發動軍事打擊。前美國駐突尼斯大使喬伊·R·胡德 （Joey R. Hood）在採訪時表示，特朗普“顯然已經清楚軍事打擊的侷限性”，但他警告稱，伊朗不會因爲制裁而突然改變其行爲。他指出，當年美國花了兩年時間實施制裁，才迫使伊朗坐到談判桌前，最終促成2015年伊朗核協議。但如今，美國昔日同一陣營的盟友減少，而且伊朗知道特朗普的目標是“政權更迭”，因此類似2015年的結果如今很難重現。

The 11th Eastern Economic Forum opened on the 1st at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok. The four-day forum brings together more than 5,000 participants from about 80 countries, with multiple countries sending senior-level delegations. Organized by the Russian Convention Foundation, the business agenda comprises five tracks and over 100 sessions focused on attracting private investment, frontier technology applications, logistics and infrastructure development, livelihoods, and Asia‑Pacific cooperation. Directed business dialogues scheduled during the forum include China‑Russia cooperation, a Russia‑ASEAN business dialogue and Arctic international cooperation.

The Iranian presidential office said President Pezeshkian told Pakistan's prime minister that war must be avoided and that peace and security should be achieved in the region.