UN Secretary-General's spokesman said the Secretary-General expressed concern over reports of casualties from a U.S. attack on Iran.

Saudi visible crude exports fell in August to about 3.0 mln b/d, the lowest since at least 2017, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Vortexa and Kpler. The decline follows attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Saudi vessels in the Red Sea, threatening the route Riyadh uses to avoid the Strait of Hormuz. Some customers are refusing to use Saudi Red Sea ports, forcing Riyadh to reroute shipments around southern Africa, adding thousands of miles and further disrupting global supply chains amid six months of regional conflict.

CSRC website shows Liyang Tianmu Xiandao Battery Materials Technology Co., Ltd. filed IPO counseling registration with the Jiangsu bureau on Sept. 1, 2026 to pursue an initial public offering; sponsor is CITIC Securities. The counseling filing says no single shareholder holds more than 10pct and the company has no controlling shareholder. Luo Fei directly holds 2.34pct, controls 19.08pct via holding platforms, and directly and indirectly controls 21.42pct, making him the company’s actual controller.