US and Iranian officials held separate talks with mediators on September 29 as both sides weigh an amended version of Tehran’s seven-day Hormuz reopening plan.
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US Ends 23-Year Iraq Military Presence as September 30 Deadline Arrives
The last US troops depart Iraq on September 30, 2026, ending a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion and cost more than 4,500 American lives.
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Brent Crude Hits $108 Before Settling at $105 as Iran Diplomacy Collapses
Oil prices surged Monday after President Trump rejected Iran’s Strait of Hormuz proposal, with Brent crude touching $108.48 intraday before settling at $105.28 as equities slid and Treasury yields rose.
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Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Offer as Brent Crude Tops $107
President Trump dismissed Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days in exchange for sanctions relief, sending Brent crude above $107 a barrel in Monday trading.
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Five London Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford on Terrorism Suspicion
British counter-terrorism police arrested five London-based men near the US-operated RAF Fairford base on September 27 after suspicious vehicles appeared near the perimeter, releasing all five on bail after extensive interviews.
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China Gave Iran Satellite Imagery Used to Strike US Base in Jordan
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with high-resolution satellite imagery used in the July 17 strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which killed three US soldiers.
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Brent Crude Pulls Back Toward $97 as UNGA Diplomacy Signals Lift Risk Appetite
Brent crude fell to $97.43 a barrel on September 22 before recovering to around $100, as Trump’s UNGA remarks on Iran raised cautious hopes of a future deal and briefly reversed the Houthi-driven spike to $103.
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Trump Tells UNGA He Must Choose Between Annihilating Iran or Making a Deal
President Trump used his UN General Assembly speech to frame the Iran war’s endgame as a binary — destruction or a nuclear-free reconstruction deal — while tying any negotiations to November’s midterm elections.
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Pezeshkian Arrives in New York for UNGA Amid Active US-Iran War
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian landed in New York on September 22 for the UN General Assembly while his country remains at war with the United States.
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Trump Signs Graham Act, Giving Washington 100% Tariff Power Over Russia’s Oil Buyers
President Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, authorising tariffs up to 100 per cent on goods from countries buying Russian crude and extending the Iran Sanctions Act for five more years.