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The President, in an interview with CBS News: 🔹 “The United States rushed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which caused the understanding to fall apart.” Pezeshkian: We sat on the floor and talked for seven hours during a meeting with the Leader 🔻 “During the seven-hour meeting I had with the Leader, he had no injuries. 🔸 We were sitting on the floor and talking. Since we were not accustomed to sitting that way, we kept changing the position of our legs and shifting around. But he remained seated throughout the entire time and was physically healthy enough to tolerate sitting in that position. 🔻 From a medical standpoint, the Leader is in perfect health. You should hear this from me as a doctor and accept it: he has no health problems.”

President @drpezeshkian, in an interview with CBS News: “Whenever the United States accepts our conditions, we will enter negotiations.”

France is preparing to submit a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council aimed at supporting freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. 🔸 The draft resolution will reiterate the need to respect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a major flashpoint in the war involving Iran. It will also emphasize the strait’s importance for the transportation and movement of global shipments related to food and energy security. 🔻 RT, citing a diplomat, added that the proposed resolution will also stress the need to comply with international maritime law and support peaceful initiatives aimed at ensuring the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

How an American Magazine’s Cover Changed in 470 Days 🔻 It took just 470 days for The Economist’s cover to shift from “The End of the Islamic Republic of Iran” to “The End of America’s Presence in the Middle East.” 🔸 During this period, Iran was subjected to the 12-day war and the Ramadan war, while the United States pursued what the U.S. Treasury Secretary described as the heaviest economic pressure in history against Iran. 🔻 Now, however, The Economist, which during the 12-day war featured the Iranian flag behind a missile with the headline “What will happen in the end?”, has published a cover depicting a defeated American soldier, asking: “What happens when America withdraws?”

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President @drpezeshkian, during his ongoing visit to New York, met and held talks with a group of Iranians living in the United States on Friday evening. 🔸 The meeting provided an opportunity for the president to engage directly with Iranian-Americans. Participants shared their concerns, views, and issues of interest, while Pezeshkian responded to their questions and comments with patience and openness.

Pezeshkian: We Are Ready for Dialogue, But We Will Not Accept Bullying or Coercion The president said in an interview with CBS News: “We have never sought nuclear weapons.” “We can join hands with the countries of the region and develop the region.” “Resolving disputes is possible through dialogue and on the basis of mutual respect.”

FM @araghchi explains the seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if Iran’s conditions are accepted. He said the seven-day period will begin once the United States accepts the plan. If that happens tomorrow, implementation will start immediately. If the necessary steps are taken, Iran believes the process can be completed within four or five days, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening on the sixth day and the United States entering into final negotiations on the seventh day. The measures required from the United States have already been communicated and are outlined in the memorandum of understanding. “If there is sufficient seriousness on the U.S. side, this will happen and the Strait of Hormuz will reopen.”

Guterres tells Pezeshkian: Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons; Iran’s voice has been one of peace and moderation ▪️ UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during a meeting with President @drpezeshkian, said: Iran has proposed solutions in recent weeks regarding the current situation, and we hope these efforts will yield results as soon as possible. “The voice of you and Iran has been a voice for peace and moderation.” He said he will travel to the region next week and call on all regional countries to support the ongoing diplomatic process and play a constructive role in advancing it. Guterres added that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is an issue with global implications, and its security is linked to matters such as food security and international economic stability. “Based on the assessments, I believe Iran is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.”

IRGC spokesman: We will not stop punishing the U.S. until Iran’s seven conditions are met ▪️ Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi said Iran will continue to “punish” the United States until its seven conditions are fulfilled, adding that Iranian missiles are capable of destroying the U.S. multilayered air-defense systems. He said Iran has won the war and is working to turn that outcome into permanent strategic deterrence. Mohebbi also noted that despite having the world’s largest navy, the U.S. was unable to keep the Strait of Hormuz open even for several hours. He added that while the U.S. claims the strait remains open to prevent oil prices from rising, its control is in the hands of the IRGC Navy. According to him, before the war, dozens to more than 100 vessels crossed the strait daily, whereas now only oil shipments belonging to Iran’s trading partners are allowed to pass with Tehran’s permission.

FM @araghchi met and held talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

President @drpezeshkian note in the UN guest book

Shehbaz Sharif: The Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are lifelines of the global economy Pakistan’s Prime Minister: They must remain open and connect countries, rather than become flashpoints for confrontation. These waterways should bring prosperity and security, not the dangers of war.

Shehbaz Sharif: Pakistan has made its choice We have chosen dialogue over confrontation. We have chosen cooperation over coercion. We have chosen peace over war.

Makan Nasiri — Iran’s Forever-Missing Flower Makan Nasiri was martyred in the US-Israeli attack on the school in Minab. His body was never found; only his shoes were recovered, leaving his family without the chance to bury him. Later, his mother shared a video on Instagram.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York.

FM @araghchi emphasized stronger regional cooperation among member states at an informal meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers, chaired by Pakistan. Araghchi highlighted growing global uncertainty and fragmentation, saying that Iran, despite emphasizing diplomacy and negotiations, had been targeted by military actions by the United States and Israel. He also referred to damage caused in Iran, including damage to hospitals, civilian airports, and historical sites. Araghchi identified economic and trade cooperation, regional connectivity, and sustainable development as key areas for ECO cooperation, stressing the expansion of transport corridors and their links to major logistics hubs. He noted that Iran will host the 18th ECO Summit in Tehran on December 3–4, 2026, and expressed hope that the organization’s vision for the next decade would also be reviewed and adopted at the summit.

On September 24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at the United Nations General Assembly rostrum facing hundreds of vacant seats. As his name was announced, 77 diplomatic delegations stood up and walked out of the hall in a coordinated repudiation of Israel’s genocidal campaign against Gaza and the war against Iran, as well as other regional campaigns of aggression. tehrantimes.com/news/530404/…

Foreign Ministry Responds to Colombia’s Claims: 55 kilograms of Colombian cocaine seized in Tehran 🔻 The Colombian government’s unfounded accusations against Iran, along with its announcement of severing diplomatic relations after more than half a century, runs counter to the principle of mutual respect. 🔸 According to Iran, Colombia, which it says is heavily influenced by drug-production and distribution cartels and effectively forms part of the wider narco-terrorism network in the Americas and beyond, is in no position to lecture others on terrorism and drugs. 🔻 Iran said that the seizure of 55 kilograms of pure Colombian cocaine in Tehran in late September—smuggled into Iran by a network linked to influential individuals in Colombia—is one of the latest cases of transnational organized crime attributed to the Colombian government. 🔸 Iran said it will take the necessary measures to protect its national interests in response to the Colombian government’s unjustified and hostile approach.