據伊朗塔斯尼姆通訊社10月21日報道，伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊政治事務副指揮官耶達拉·賈瓦尼准將接受伊朗阿拉姆電視臺採訪時表示，美國和以色列遭受了其從未料想到的失敗。但由於敵方難以接受失敗，伊朗將採取更加明智、且在某些情況下更具進攻性的行動。這是因爲，美國必須撤出中東地區，其在中東不應再有其立足之地，美國永遠也無法讓局勢恢復到戰前狀態。伊朗改變戰略、轉向更具進攻性的姿態並採取能夠增強威懾力的行動，是爲了讓美國永遠打消侵略的念頭。

美國商務部長宣佈在北卡羅來納州新增半導體制造業投資。

Russian interior minister made a first visit to Pakistan last week, opening space for deeper bilateral cooperation, Nikkei Asia reports. A source on Russia-Pakistan ties said agreements from that visit, if implemented during Prime Minister Sharif’s planned trip to Moscow later this year, could deepen relations and pave the way for a possible Putin visit next year. Observers say economic cooperation will be central: Sahar Khan, a nonresident fellow at a New York-based global affairs institute, said Russia could become an important supplier of crude oil, wheat and fertilizer to Pakistan and a significant investor.