Workers are seen at a construction site in Ulaanbaatar on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A man uses his mobile phone as he stands in front of 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) /

Motorists drive 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) /

Two women walk 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) /

People walk 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) /

Motorists drive 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 - A woman buys fruits from a store 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) /

Shopkeepers arrange dried fruits and nuts in front of their shop at a market 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) /