據阿拉比亞電視臺：伊朗高級官員批准一項法律條款，以監管途經霍爾木茲海峽的數據路由傳輸。

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sept. 18 he will push the EU to act on energy after a sharp rise in fuel prices in recent weeks has pushed pump prices to record highs and hit households' purchasing power. He described gas prices and the broader energy situation as worrying, attributing the increases to the war and international tensions. Macron said he will raise the matter with the European Commission President and that a US-Iran deal on the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely in the near term.

【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。