Putin said Russia has no problem supplying troops.

On Sept. 2 Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the U.S. must fulfil specified commitments before Iran will act to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to visiting Hamas officials, Ghalibaf said Iran does not rule out negotiations but treats them as a tool of struggle. He said in talks over Article 1 of an Iran‑US memorandum Tehran insists on an end to wars targeting Iran and its resistance‑front allies, while the other side’s initial 15‑point text demanded Iran cease missile, nuclear and resistance activities. Ghalibaf added Iran and its resistance front will continue to oppose the U.S. and Israel.

Federal Reserve's Williams said a sustained productivity boom would push up the neutral interest rate.