Aug 28 — Iran’s supreme leader Mujtaba Khamenei praised the government’s response amid what he described as escalating US and Israeli restrictions, conspiracies, sanctions and a siege. He said Iran must demonstrate strength and warned that any remarks or actions that demoralize the public or weaken national spirit are prohibited, calling for preservation of social cohesion.

The CSRC issued guidance on capital-market support for a new China property market development model and said it will implement the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and General Office of the State Council’s opinion to strictly combat securities violations. Regulators will prevent and crack down on fraudulent issuance, false information disclosure, and misappropriation of raised funds by real-estate securities issuers; increase penalties for systemic or organized fraud; and step up enforcement against third-party collusion and intermediary misconduct by sponsors, underwriters and accounting firms. The CSRC said it will apply a zero-tolerance approach to financial fraud and punish cases that are egregious, have major market impact or create significant risk strictly in accordance with law.

Hong Kong PCB-related stocks retreated: Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) fell more than 10%, Xinqi Weizhuang (09630.HK) dropped over 6%, Dazhu Numerical Control (03200.HK) declined about 3%, Dingtai High‑Tech (01377.HK) fell over 2%, and China National Building Material (03323.HK) slipped just over 1%.