Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York during the UN General Assembly meetings. According to the Iranian presidency, Pezeshkian said Iran had not withdrawn from negotiations but no longer trusted the United States because of previous experiences. He also welcomed China’s interest in reviving an earlier memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran and said Iran supported an approach centered on returning to that understanding. The meeting occurred amid renewed mediation efforts over the conflict.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the formation of a six-member team representing several state bodies, including the military, parliament and government. Pezeshkian said the group would meet to discuss issues under consideration and had authority to make decisions. The announcement came as Iran promoted its new seven-day proposal for halting hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Pezeshkian said the proposal had been coordinated with Iran’s supreme leadership and could be implemented if Washington accepted it and fulfilled its commitments.

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected an Iranian proposal intended to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to the report, Iran proposed a seven-day process under which a ceasefire would begin after U.S. acceptance and the strait would reopen by the seventh day if specified conditions were fulfilled. Trump confirmed his rejection at the White House, while U.S. officials indicated Washington was not in a hurry to reach an agreement with Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in New York that Tehran had transmitted a seven-day proposal to the United States through Qatar. Under the proposal, the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and maritime traffic return to normal within seven days if specified conditions were met, potentially within four days if Washington agreed to accelerate implementation. The plan also sought the release of roughly $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, relief from oil sanctions and an end to U.S. restrictions on Iranian ports.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York as diplomatic contacts continued between Tehran and Washington. The report said the meeting produced no publicly announced breakthrough. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian separately said Iran remained prepared to reach an agreement with the United States within international legal frameworks, while maintaining that Tehran would not accept submission to Washington and was preparing for the possibility of renewed fighting.

Iranian, regional and Western sources described discussions over a possible phased arrangement between Iran and the United States aimed at easing their ongoing conflict. A proposed first stage would link reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping with easing parts of the U.S. economic blockade and potentially releasing frozen Iranian assets. Iranian officials were reportedly reconsidering a demand to charge vessels using the strait, although significant disagreements remained over navigation guarantees, Iranian authority over the waterway and the sequencing of concessions.

Iranian news agencies Tasnim and ISNA quoted Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization as saying that Baghdad and Muscat airports would stop receiving Iranian flights from midnight, as new US aviation sanctions took effect. An organization spokesperson said talks were under way to reroute Baghdad-bound flights to Najaf airport and that similar discussions were being held with Oman. The article noted that Iraq’s government had not issued an official announcement at publication, although sources told Agence France-Presse that Baghdad would comply with the restrictions. It did not establish that all proposed flight diversions had been implemented.

A tightened package of United States sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector took effect on Wednesday, September 23. According to Asharq Al-Awsat, the measures target Iranian airlines and entities that provide them with services or conduct business with them. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had announced the measures two days earlier and warned about the consequences of refueling Iranian aircraft, providing landing services or selling their tickets. The start of the restrictions is an implemented geoeconomic development; the article does not establish that every Iranian airline ceased operating that day.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it received a report on Wednesday that a cargo ship had been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the agency, the incident caused a fire and left the vessel drifting; all crew members were evacuated and two people were injured. It added that relevant authorities were investigating and that no environmental damage had been reported at the time. The article did not identify the vessel, its precise location within the strait or who fired the projectile. No state or group can be assigned responsibility from this account.

United States President Donald Trump said on September 22 that American and Iranian officials met for approximately three hours in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. He said Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met an Iranian delegation, described the discussions as productive and indicated that another meeting was expected. The supplied article did not identify the Iranian delegates, specify the detailed agenda or report a resulting agreement. The occurrence and characterization of the meeting are attributed to Trump; the supplied material does not contain independent Iranian confirmation.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a liquefied petroleum gas carrier was struck by fragments from projectiles of unidentified origin while leaving the Strait of Hormuz. The agency reported no crew injuries and no environmental effects. The supplied article identifies this as a separate incident from the strike on another tanker that injured two crew members. It does not identify the vessel, an attacker, a precise incident time or an exact position, so the recorded date remains approximate.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, leaving two crew members with minor injuries. Maritime security company Vanguard identified the vessel as the British flagged La Stefanie and described the incident as a drone attack. The supplied article does not identify the attacker or establish the projectile type independently. The ship reportedly continued toward its next port. The precise attack time and location within the strait remain uncertain.