China's Ministry of Finance said total operating revenue of state-owned and state-controlled enterprises fell 2.4% YoY in Jan–Jul 2026, while total profits rose 0.6% YoY.

Mehr news agency reported minutes ago that the IRGC Aerospace Force intercepted and shot down an MQ-9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz using a new advanced air-defense system, which is under unified command of Iran's national integrated air-defense network.

Iranian media reported explosions on Larak Island in Hormozgan province late Aug. 30 local time (early Aug. 31 Beijing time). The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strike on Larak caused multiple casualties, including civilians, and vowed the attack would be avenged and the aggressors punished. Axios, citing a US official, reported US forces struck two IRGC launch sites on Larak Island.