Russia's Central Election Commission chair Pamfilova said on the 21st that preliminary results show the ruling United Russia party received 57.83% of the vote in the ninth State Duma (lower house) election, leading the count.

Iranian Army commander Jahanshahi said on the 20th that, since the conflict began, large-scale forces remain deployed along Iran’s borders — northwest, west, southwest, east, northeast and southeast sectors — and in coastal areas. Deployed units include special forces, quick-reaction forces, mechanized formations and artillery, all maintained at high readiness.

Sept 21 — Sichuan provincial government and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Chengdu. The pact, covering the 15th Five-Year Plan period, aims to optimize CGN’s investment footprint in Sichuan, accelerate clean-energy project development and construction, expand high-end energy equipment manufacturing, and build nuclear medicine and other industrial clusters and supply chains to support Sichuan’s industrial modernization.