
AI-generated summary
The Strait of Hormuz is a strategically important route for transporting oil from the Persian Gulf. Tensions between Iran and the United States in the region remain due to sanctions, military exercises and accusations against Iran of supporting proxy groups.
Tehran is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts the blockade of Iranian ports. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a senior Iranian official.
The United States should officially announce its readiness to resolve the situation diplomatically, after which the parties will be able to agree on the timing of the further process, the agency’s interlocutor noted.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If the US announces readiness for a diplomatic settlement, Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz within seven days
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Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked medical workers and Emergency Situations Ministry employees from September 14 to 20, as a result of which three ambulance workers received shell shock in the village of Oktyabrsky, Belgorod District due to a drone attack on an ambulance.

On a single voting day, September 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched almost two thousand drones across Russia, of which 1,951 attack drones and nine cruise missiles aimed at Moscow and the Moscow region were destroyed. As a result of the attacks, people were killed and injured, residential buildings, industrial and logistics infrastructure, as well as social and administrative buildings, including polling stations in new regions, were damaged.

US President Donald Trump said he does not expect a direct military conflict between the UK and Russia, despite Russia's protest to the UK's charge d'affaires in Russia over the supply of UAVs and weapons to Ukraine, which Moscow considers to involve NATO in the conflict and an obstacle to a settlement.

Ukrainian President Zelensky stated he received no concrete response from US President Trump regarding a request for Patriot missile supplies, noting a shortage. EU countries approved an exception allowing Ukraine to buy missiles using EU funds, and the UK pledged £100 million for US-made Patriot missiles. Russia claims Western arms prolong the conflict without changing battlefield dynamics.

From September 14 to 20, attacks by Ukrainian drones and missiles were recorded over almost 20 regions of Russia outside the Donbass, including Voronezh, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd and other regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory and the republics of Adygea, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Aircraft-type UAVs were used to strike remote regions.

Ukraine has stopped exporting agricultural products from the Black Sea ports due to their blockade. Since August, exports have been carried out through alternative routes - rail, river and road transport, but these can only cover half of the monthly requirement of five million tons. The main burden falls on the railway and the Danube corridor, which are approaching their capacity limits.