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Iran-US conflict and ceasefire negotiations
US and Iran exchange proposals for ceasefire and de-escalation; Iran's IRGC appeals directly to US voters amid ongoing war and Strait of Hormuz tensions.
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Monday 28 September 2026
Gulf oil exports recover through Hormuz, but prices stay high
Coverage agrees Middle East crude exports have largely recovered since the war began in February, while supply risks, low inventories and US-Iran uncertainty keep prices elevated. Outlets differ on the recovery's size and on credit for it.
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Tuesday 29 September 2026
Trump says US will win Iran war 'very soon' as mediators hold talks in New York
President Trump said Iran is doing "very poorly" and will give up, and that the war will end "very soon", while denying he offered sanctions relief. Mediators spoke separately with both sides; Iran's Revolutionary Guards called Trump a "big liar".
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Tuesday 29 September 2026
Iran says it has received US reply to its seven-point proposal, contents undisclosed
After Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Iran was awaiting a US answer, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday the reply had arrived via Qatar. She did not give its contents. Trump had earlier rejected the plan publicly.
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Tuesday 29 September 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards publish open letter urging Americans to oust Trump's allies
Iran's IRGC released a lengthy open letter to Americans on 29 September, accusing Trump of lying about the war and urging voters to change their leaders before the 3 November midterms. Outlets differ on whether they stress the letter's content, its political context, or its claims' credibility.
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Wednesday 30 September 2026
Iran gets US feedback via Qatar on seven-day trust-building plan; sequencing is sticking point
An unnamed non-Iranian official told Reuters that Iran's foreign minister received US feedback through Qatari mediators on a seven-day trust-building plan, with the order of steps the main disagreement.
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Wednesday 30 September 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard issues "letter to the American people" urging rethink of Trump
Iran's Revolutionary Guard published a letter addressed to Americans, criticising President Trump and defending Iran's nuclear programme. A CBS News report stresses the war and midterm context; a Washington Examiner opinion piece disputes the letter's nuclear argument.
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