Iran war live: Tehran says it won’t be bullied, remains open for talks

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Iran war live: Tehran says it won’t be bullied, remains open for talks

*Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei says the US has been given a five-day deadline to meet Tehran’s conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz.*

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!Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Published On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026

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* In a defiant UN address, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rebuked a US threat of annihilation while leaving the door open for diplomacy to end the war.
* US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that an Iran deal requires prolonged effort, noting that military options remain available.

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* 3m ago

(01:30 GMT)

US treasury secretary outlines three goals of US pressure on Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has outlined to US media the Trump administration’s strategy towards Iran.

In an interview with Fox News, Bessent said “external flights from Iran, probably more than 80 or 90% of them, got shut down. I’m not sure how the Iranian representatives at the UN are going to get home”.

On reports of tankers being targeted, Bessent said “most of them just sail along”.

He also issued a warning to financiers of Iran, saying “we are going to prosecute and execute your companies and your bank accounts every day and every week”.

Turning to broader objectives, Bessent said “the goal here can be one of three states of the world”.

The first, he said, is that “the regime turns on each other”.

The second, according to Bessent, is that “we get some kind of uprising from the Iranian people”.

The third is to “get the Iranians, if they want to make a deal, to stick to the deal”.

!US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at JPMorgan Chase’s global corporate headquarters in New York City

*US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at JPMorgan Chase’s global corporate headquarters in New York City \[File: Vincent Alban/Reuters]*

* 18m ago

(01:15 GMT)

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Spanish PM condemns Israel’s genocide in Gaza in UN speech

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, says Spain has, for eight years, opposed “all wars of aggression wherever they have started, whether it’s in Ukraine, Lebanon or Iran.”

“We have refused to increase our military spending… and we’ve done everything possible to avoid aggressions that ran counter to the UN Charter,” he added, saying Spain was committed to “placing sanctions on Russian aggressors, imposing an arms embargo on the Netanyahu government of Israel and prohibiting the use of our territory to deploy an aggression that was against international law.”

He said Spain condemns “unequivocally a genocide that Netanyahu is still perpetrating in Gaza.”

* 33m ago

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‘Enough is enough’, US Senator blasts spending on foreign wars

US Senator Chris Van Hollen says that instead of using taxpayer dollars to attack Iran and strangle the Cuban people, the United States should be investing them at home.

In a post on X, Senator Van Hollen questioned what happened to the “America First” agenda, arguing that funds should be redirected toward domestic priorities.

“Enough is enough,” he wrote.



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* 48m ago

(00:45 GMT)

US special envoy says Gaza reconstruction goals are transparent

US Special Envoy Jared Kushner says that the goals for Gaza’s reconstruction are “transparent: a fully demilitarised Gaza, governed responsibly by Palestinians, where people can live with dignity, opportunity, hope and peace.”

Kushner, the US President’s son-in-law, said in a statement on X that “much of what we presented today did not exist a year ago.” He referenced that “there is a ceasefire, the hostages are home, a Palestinian technocratic government is ready, a security and demilitarisation framework has been developed, and 66 projects are ready to begin rebuilding Gaza and improving people’s lives.”

“President Trump challenged us to break the old cycle and build something different,” he said.

“We have made real progress. Now we will move forward to the next phase.”



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* 1h ago

(00:30 GMT)

Two speeches a day apart, no clear end to Iran war



By Gabriel Elizondo

Reporting from New York, United States

Donald Trump had threatened Iran with annihilation from this podium. Twenty-four hours later, Masoud Pezeshkian stood in the same spot and answered him.

During his speech, Iran’s president held up photographs of children he said were killed by American and Israeli weapons. As he did so, the one US diplomat sent to listen to his speech got up and left.

Pezeshkian restated much of Tehran’s position – that Iran had been attacked and not surrendered, and would not unless the US ended its offensive.
He said the US and Israel had imposed the war on his country, and that Iran had shown it was not afraid to defend itself.

In the audience – Iran’s foreign minister and his team, that a day earlier had exchanged conditions for ending the conflict with US envoys through Qatari mediators.

Trump called those talks productive. Pezeshkian set a different bar. He said the US had previously attacked Iran during negotiations, so trust was lacking.

Trump said the decision on Iran is his to make. Pezeshkian said his country also has a say, and offered both talks and defiance.

Two speeches a day apart in the same building, but neither man being able to explain exactly how this war will end.

* 1h ago

(00:15 GMT)

European Council urges Iran to restore navigation freedom in Hormuz, cease attacks on neighbours

European Council President Antonio Costa says he held a “frank and substantial discussion” with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

In a post on X, Costa said he stressed that “dialogue is the only way to resolve conflicts and to ensure lasting peace across the region.”

Costa also called for “an end to Iran’s strikes against its neighbours and the full restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”

He also urged Iran to “resume cooperation with the IAEA \[International Atomic Energy Agency],” adding that the European Union “stands ready to support all ongoing diplomatic efforts.”



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* 1h ago

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WATCH: Pezeshkian says Iran will not surrender to US pressure at UNGA

A day after the US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly his choice on Iran