Interfax: Azerbaijan oil production fell 3% YoY in January–July.

According to Fox News, US President Trump said there are secret communication channels between him and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials.

The Canadian House of Commons website shows more than 200,000 Canadians have signed a real-name petition calling for the expulsion of U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra. As of the 16th, the petition accuses Hoekstra of repeatedly making remarks that damage Canada-U.S. relations and of interfering in Canadian domestic affairs, including normalizing President Trump's comment threatening to annex Canada as the '51st state.'