Kremlin spokesman: Russia is open to all acceptable payment methods, but some countries use their national currency as a political tool.

IRGC-run Sepahnews quoted Musaavi, deputy GM of HATAM Anbiya Oil & Gas Holding, saying the Mehr Persian Gulf Refinery coming online will raise Iran’s gasoline output by 13 million liters a day and diesel by 3 million liters a day.

Reportedly, driven by large 2nm orders from U.S. tech customers including Tesla and Broadcom, Samsung Electronics' wafer fab in Taylor, Texas will begin trial production at the end of this month or early next month. The facility is operating at full capacity and all planned output has been pre-booked. 2nm yield has improved from about 60% earlier this year to roughly 80% recently, supporting mass production slated for next year.