Iraqi state media quoted the oil minister as saying August oil exports totaled 70 million barrels.

At the Yunqi Conference on Sept. 22, Qianwen said it will accelerate development of a Personal Agent. Product head Zheng Sishou said the firm’s objective since last year has been to give every user an AI assistant. Leveraging the agentic capabilities of its Qwen 3.8 model series, Qianwen is building a new Personal Agent to deliver continuous, personalized services to 300 million users. The Personal Agent already connects personal health and wealth-management data and its open platform spans more than 20 domains.

IRNA: An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Iran's contacts with the US in New York were mediated by Qatar.