Sources say Israel is holding secret contacts with Turkey to prevent a conflict.

Aug 21, 2026 — At the Hainan Cross-Border Compute Industry Development Conference in Haikou, the Haikou National High-tech Zone management committee and H3C signed a strategic cooperation framework to establish the Haikou International Turing Town. The partnership targets five areas: cross-border compute services, digital industry ecosystem development, industrial investment and operations, industry‑education and talent cultivation, and compute hardware manufacturing. The conference also launched the Hainan Token Industry Ecosystem Alliance and unveiled Unisplendour Yaocen (Hainan) Manufacturing Co. Authorities said the move leverages Hainan free-trade port policy to accelerate clustering of cross-border compute, AI hardware manufacturing and digital industry activity in Haikou.

Iran's first vice president said the wealthiest households consume roughly 23–24 times more gasoline than the poorest households and that the government is facing rising pressure on fuel consumption, output and prices.