According to Jin10, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on August 15 that the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct result of the United States and Israel's "illegal actions." Analysts said the two sides remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, with major concessions unlikely in the short term and full transit through the strait unlikely to be restored soon. They added that the deadlock would not change significantly unless the United States decides to launch another large-scale military strike against Iran, and that U.S. President Donald Trump's idea of "defeating Iran" and "bringing the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. territory" would remain empty talk.