Iran foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei said on Monday the IAEA recently visited the Bushehr nuclear power plant and inspections there were completed a few days ago. He said Iran remains an NPT signatory and continues to observe its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and has not suspended its safeguards obligations, but that U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities have hindered Iran’s ability to meet those obligations; as long as those attacks continue Iran cannot cooperate with t

At its 2026 Q3 results briefing, CNOOC Engineering said 2026 order intake is expected to exceed 40 bln yuan. In the first three quarters the company booked 15.173 bln yuan of overseas contracts. It secured the Qatar MM EPIC 2 project; after signing, cumulative Middle East signed orders surpassed 50 bln yuan, a key milestone for its Middle East strategy.

Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB on the 9th cited an IRGC navy officer saying that after the destruction of “enemy” navigational aids in the southern Strait of Hormuz, oil-smuggling transit via the strait has been completely blocked; IRIB said no vessels used unauthorized routes through Hormuz on the night of the 8th. IRIB also reported that the U.S. struck parts of Qeshm Island on the evening of the 8th; Hormozgan deputy governor Nafisi said critical infrastructure and services were undamaged, the situation is under control and authorities are on heightened alert.