A man pulls a tricycle loaded with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders as an auto-rickshaw rides past in Karachi on August 25, 2026. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A woman walks past an anti-US billboard in Tehran on August 24, 2026. Iran responded with defiance on August 24 to a US threat of the "single greatest financial offensive ever", saying it was an admission of military defeat and warning countries against aiding Washington. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

TOPSHOT - US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026. Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an "economic D-Day" had begun against Tehran on Monday and said any country that continued to enable the Islamic republic would become a "global pariah." (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers produce printed circuit boards at the production workshop of Jiangxi Keliang Lighting in Ruichang, in eastern China's Jiangxi province on August 24, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Workers produce printed circuit boards at the production workshop of Jiangxi Keliang Lighting in Ruichang, in eastern China's Jiangxi province on August 24, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Bananas are seen for sale at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure through an aggressive economic isolation campaign, while a 60-day ceasefire and diplomatic window expired without producing a lasting agreement. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Ground beef is seen for sale at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure through an aggressive economic isolation campaign, while a 60-day ceasefire and diplomatic window expired without producing a lasting agreement. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman shops for toys at a store in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure through an aggressive economic isolation campaign, while a 60-day ceasefire and diplomatic window expired without producing a lasting agreement. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)