China urged the United States not to disrupt its cooperation with Iran after Washington announced Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign intended to completely isolate Tehran from the global financial system. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in Beijing that China’s cooperation with Iran is conducted within international law and should not be disrupted, warning that the sanctions could damage the global financial order and calling for talks to end the conflict. In Syria, the YPG announced the dissolution of its so-called autonomous administration and all military and civilian structures. Ferhat Abdi Sahin, who uses the code name Mazloum Abdi, said the group would dissolve as an independent military force after an agreement with President Ahmed al-Sharaa and the integration of its forces into Syrian army brigades. Iran described the Pakistani army chief’s visit to Tehran as highly productive, while Iran and Oman agreed to a temporary seven-mile-wide transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, without reopening the waterway. US President Donald Trump said mines had been removed or detonated in international waters there and warned that boats laying new mines would be immediately and systematically destroyed. Canada said it would impose 15% to 50% counter-tariffs on CAN$27.6 billion of US imports from Sept. 8, covering about 700 products. Other developments included Israel’s seizure of an UNRWA training center, fighting and diplomatic tensions across the region, reported damage to US intelligence facilities, a potential pause in new US strikes on Iran, and a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia submitted to Congress. Dolly Parton died at 80, OpenAI said its Jalapeno chip outperformed leading Nvidia systems in company tests, and at least 306 people in Belgium fell ill after eating salmonella-contaminated eggs. Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 after Pablo Garcia scored in the 83rd minute.