Iranian state news agency IRNA said Trump told News Nation that Iran wants a deal but offered only "we'll see what happens." IRNA said the economic cost of the conflict with Iran is intensifying pressure on Trump ahead of the midterms, and that he is facing domestic and international criticism. It added some Republicans are growing war‑weary and increasingly worried prolonged hostilities could lift oil prices and hurt GOP midterm prospects.

Peru's Central Reserve Bank (BCRP) governor Julio Velarde said on the 18th that El Nifio impacts have exceeded expectations, prompting the BCRP to lower its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 3.4% to 3.2%. Speaking while presenting the September 2026 inflation report, Velarde said the probability of a stronger climate event has risen and the bank has downgraded growth prospects for the primary sector, notably fisheries and agriculture.

【專家稱也門政府軍目前難以通過軍事手段擊敗胡塞武裝】薩那中心智庫知識生產執行主任亞斯敏·埃爾亞尼表示，目前針對胡塞武裝的軍事選擇有限，因爲大部分戰鬥發生在難以進入和控制的山區地形中。“目前主要衝突發生在卡赫布卜的制高山地，一旦這些地區完全被胡塞武裝控制，想要將其擊退將非常困難。”佔據高地使胡塞武裝獲得了顯著軍事優勢，使其能夠從沿海地區撤退至山區，並可能在之後重新返回。目前而言，遏制該組織可能比通過軍事手段擊敗它更現實。