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Iranian President Pezechzian: The world is amazed by Iran’s “resistance, unity and cohesion”.

Iranian President Pesshizian: Washington made the mistake of predicting before the war that Iran would fall under American aggression and become like Venezuela.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Trump “misjudged the situation” and escalated the tariff offensive, putting Canada and the United States “at war” on trade issues.

Iranian President Peshizian: We are in the midst of a full-scale economic, military and security war.

Iranian President Peshizian: Trump said he would impose the toughest sanctions on Iran, but we will stand firm and work hard to deal with this asymmetric war.

August 23 - US President Trump posted late at night: "Canada wants the benefits of being a state, but doesn't want to actually be one! For years, they've also been imposing huge tariffs on our great farmers. Enough is enough!"

US President Trump: Canada has also imposed heavy tariffs on our farmers for many years.

August 23 – According to the Financial Times, India's oil purchases from Russia have reached a record high due to supply shortages caused by the Gulf conflict, making it even harder for New Delhi to shake off its dependence on Moscow. Sumit Ritolia, chief analyst at trade consultancy Kpler, said that New Delhi imported more than 2.6 million barrels of Russian oil per day in June and July, up from a low of 1 million barrels per day in February, accounting for more than half of the country's crude oil imports. With a peace agreement between Washington and Tehran still far off, the small outflow of oil from the Strait of Hormuz has forced India to turn back to Russia to meet its oil needs. To mitigate the impact of the Gulf crisis, Trump approved partial exemptions allowing India to purchase Russian oil. With Middle Eastern gas supplies disrupted by the war, India, like many other Asian countries, has also returned to coal-fired power generation. In the decade since March 2015, India's annual coal production has surged by 70% to 1.04 billion tons.

Alibaba (09988.HK) announced its plan to place new shares in Hong Kong, with a total placement amount of HK$80 billion.

Sources say Israel is in secret contact with Türkiye to prevent conflict.

On August 23, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that, in response to the U.S. imposition of a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, Canada's retaliatory tariffs would officially take effect on September 8. The premiers of Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec all voiced their support. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called for unity among Canadian provinces, forming a "Team Canada," and using all available means to retaliate against the U.S. British Columbia Premier David Ebbey stated that the current U.S. government is untrustworthy, and Canada must stand up and confront the bullies.

August 23 - In July, hackers linked to Iran launched an unprecedented cyberattack, causing a British power plant to shut down for four days. According to the UK's Daily Telegraph, this incident occurred concurrently with a series of attacks on US water infrastructure last month, affecting 12 states and drawing the attention of the White House. It is understood that the affected power plant was relatively small. The UK has dozens of small power plants scattered throughout the country, many of which operate only intermittently. The government cited security concerns and did not disclose which plant was attacked. The UK has previously suffered major cyberattacks that have crippled the National Health Service, disrupted school IT services, and affected commercial manufacturing facilities, including Jaguar Land Rover.

Market news: Canadian Prime Minister Carney held an online meeting with provincial and territorial chiefs to discuss countermeasures against tariffs.

Market news: Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal and Spain are stepping up their efforts to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies across the European Union.

On August 23, Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Jalali, stated in an interview with Sputnik News that the morale of US troops was low. He said, "It is said that the infrastructure, food, logistics, and morale of the US military are in very poor condition, and in addition to suicides, many people have died in the large-scale conflict." The ambassador added that although the Pentagon or US officials have not confirmed this, "the poor condition of equipment and personnel is beyond doubt." He believes this situation is a result of a strategic miscalculation by the US in assessing the resistance capabilities of the Iranian people.

According to Al Jazeera, Macron and the Saudi Crown Prince will meet in Paris to discuss the situation in Hormuz.

On August 23, according to the Haikou Daily, the 2026 Hainan Cross-border Computing Power Industry Development Conference was held in Haikou on August 21. At the conference, the Haikou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee and H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to jointly promote the implementation of the Haikou International Turing Town plan. The Hainan Token Industry Ecosystem Alliance was also launched, and Tsinghua Unigroup Yaochen (Hainan) Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was unveiled. This is a key step for Haikou in leveraging the advantages of the Free Trade Port policy to develop cross-border computing power, AI hardware manufacturing, and the digital industry ecosystem. According to the agreement, Turing Town will be located in Haikou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, and the two parties will cooperate in five major areas: cross-border computing power services, digital industry ecosystem, industrial investment and operation, industry-education talent cultivation, and computing power hardware manufacturing.

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said that Iran has shipped out 70 million barrels of oil in just the past month or two.

August 23 - According to Lighthouse Pro, the film "Welcome to Dragon Restaurant" has grossed over 1.496 billion yuan, entering the top five of the 2026 box office chart.

According to the Washington Post, the number of U.S. soldiers wounded or killed in the war with Iran has risen to 774.