Fox News, citing U.S. senior officials, reported the U.S. military struck targets near Hormuz Island and Jask, including Iranian oil tankers. Officials said the strikes are part of a broader campaign to economically squeeze Iran, with a strategy that includes sinking or disabling Iranian crude tankers.

At CSC Financial's 2026 Global Investors Conference in Hong Kong on Sept. 8, chairman Liu Cheng said foreign investors are casting a "real-money" vote of confidence in China, increasing certainty around capital inflows. He said China's tech-led push is accelerating new productive capacity and showing resilience, and that Hong Kong remains the preferred hub for global allocation to China as its roles as "super connector", "super value-add" and "super partner" become more prominent amid global shifts.

Senegal's prime minister said he is negotiating with BP to supply LNG to the company by 2027.