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Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China

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By: Paul Sonne and David Pierson

31 August 2026 at 23:11

A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.

Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, center, and the Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov, left, during a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.

U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes Overnight After Monthlong Calm

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By: Aaron Boxerman

31 August 2026 at 13:16

The renewed attacks were the latest sign that the war that began six months ago appears far from over.

The Strait of Hormuz, the waterway in the Persian Gulf that has been at the heart of the conflict between the United States and Iran, on Monday.

Global Oil Price Rises to $90 a Barrel After U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks

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By: Jenny Gross · Jason Karaian and Rich Barbieri

31 August 2026 at 13:38

The first attacks in a month jolted energy markets. The average U.S. gasoline price remained 37 percent higher since the war began.

U.S. Attacks Island in Strait of Hormuz; Iran Retaliates With Missile Fire

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By: Eric Schmitt

31 August 2026 at 09:16

The exchange on Sunday was the first known military action between the two nations in a month, raising the risk of a renewed round of fighting.

In Tehran last month.