Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

From left, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Issa, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Kairat Sarybay, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ularbek Sharsheev and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pose for a photo prior to a meeting in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus format in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Pyotr Kovalev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

(FILES) View of El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela on January 23, 2026. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) View of a chimney at an oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui state, Venezuela on November 4, 2021. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) View of a chimney at an oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui state, Venezuela on November 4, 2021. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) View of the refinery El Palito in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela on January 22, 2026. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by Ronaldo SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A refinary is pictured in Maracaibo, Venezuela on December 8, 2002. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by ANDREW ALVAREZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) An Oil refinery is pictured in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. Venezuela's defense minister on September 1, 2026, said the army supported the country's multibillion-dollar oil deal with the US. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP via Getty Images)