RIA reported on Aug 26 that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said CIA director Ratcliffe visited Moscow for "contacts between intelligence services".

微軟與Humain宣佈達成長期戰略合作，以推動沙特阿拉伯及更廣泛地區的人工智能轉型。

A source close to Iran's negotiating team said on the 25th (local time) that Iran wants Pakistan to convey its position and negotiating terms on the Strait of Hormuz to the United States. The source said Iran met Pakistan Army chief Munir on the 24th and set out those positions. Iran's conditions include US compliance with an Islamabad memorandum of understanding and implementation of its clause five, which concerns arrangements for Iranian management of the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan is seeking to pass those conditions to the US, the source added.