昆西治國方略研究所執行副總裁特里塔·帕西表示，伊朗提出願意推動沙特與也門胡塞武裝之間的對話，是因爲該國“有充分理由試圖幫助防止局勢進一步失控”。帕西指出，儘管伊朗從胡塞武裝對石油市場施壓中獲益，但德黑蘭同樣擔心局勢失控。這種擔憂部分源於伊朗影響力的侷限——雖然伊朗一直支持胡塞武裝，但“很明顯他們不是代理人”，“他們是獨立的”。因此，伊朗方面擔心衝突可能以不利於自身的方式升級。他提到，伊朗曾在6月與美國簽署的諒解備忘錄中推動地區停火，當時主要針對黎巴嫩，而如今這一範圍也應涵蓋也門。不過，帕西警告稱，德黑蘭的籌碼有限。如果胡塞武裝無法如願以償，即解除沙特的封鎖，那麼伊朗是否有足夠的籌碼迫使胡塞武裝停火，這一點目前還不清楚。

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to cancel all remaining taxpayer-funded television ads promoting the president’s political positions, saying the spots had cost millions of dollars. The two-week temporary restraining order, issued at the request of a coalition led by nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, bars the government from signing, renewing or expanding any agreements to develop, produce, disseminate, place or broadcast the challenged ads, including those scheduled for Sunday night. The government had said the ad campaign was winding down.

Goldman Sachs raised its December 2026 Brent crude price forecast to $90/bbl.