美國前伊核協議談判代表、中東研究所傑出外交研究員艾倫·艾爾表示，與2015年協議談判時期相比，伊朗現在更可能尋求核武器。艾爾表示：“伊朗製造核武器的能力無法被消除。他們已經學會了如何濃縮鈾，所以你所能做的只是改變他們的意圖。”他表示，伊朗部分核設施設備此後已被摧毀，但這些設備可以重建，而伊朗在相關技術方面的知識積累仍在不斷進步，這使得伊朗不太可能回到此前接受的限制，而“更可能尋求核武器”。

Oracle (ORCL.N) chairman Larry Ellison has canceled a planned sale of Oracle stock and has no other sale plans.

Sept 9-12 — CCPIT vice-chair Li Xingqian led a delegation to Russia to attend the 7th China‑Russia SME Industrial Forum under the China-Russia Friendship, Peace and Development Committee. About 800 Chinese and Russian participants attended; CCPIT organized a Chinese entrepreneurs’ delegation of more than 300. Delegates discussed cooperation in the digital economy, local-government cooperation, creative industries, tourism, e‑commerce and agriculture. While in Russia Li visited Yekaterinburg, met acting Consul General Wang Tong and officials from the Yekaterinburg investment bureau and local firms to discuss strengthening China‑Russia trade, investment, industrial cooperation and local economic ties.