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Iran-US war latest: Trump denies offering Tehran sanctions relief to rein in its nuclear programme
Trump insists US will win its war in Iran âvery soonâ as mediators hold fresh round of peace talks in New York
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Donald Trump has rejected reports that Washington had offered Tehran sanctions relief.
Trump dismissed reports that his administration had offered Iran access to frozen funds or sanctions concessions in exchange for nuclear commitments.
Both Axios and CNN cited US officials as saying the Trump administration was preparing to offer sanctions relief in exchange for âconcreteâ steps to rein in Iranâs nuclear programme.
âThis is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,â Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump did confirm on Monday that US officials had spoken with mediators in New York, as he insisted the US will win its war in Iran âvery soonâ.
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, the US president promised the price of gas would come tumbling down after the war, adding he believed it would be over âquicklyâ.
âWeâre going to âwin, as far âas Iâm concerned, itâs going to be â one way or the other,â Mr Trump said. âItâs going to go pretty quickly.â
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for a âdoomsdayâ war with the US, while at the same time keeping channels for diplomacy open.
UK releases suspects as Iran denies role in RAF Fairford
Five British men in their early 20s have been released on bail after being arrested near RAF Fairford over suspected terrorism and explosives offences.
British counterterrorism police said the investigation was ongoing and that they were examining possible links to Iran, Russia or non-state armed groups, including whether the suspects may have been acting as proxies for a foreign government.
Police have not publicly tied Iran to the arrests.Iran has categorically denied any involvement, calling the allegations âunfounded and maliciousâ, according to a statement by Iranâs embassy in London.
US president Donald Trump said the incident âmight beâ connected to Iran, while UK ministers warned of threats from Iran and its proxies.
Maroosha Muzaffar29 September 2026 05:00
Trump denies sanctions relief for Iran
Donald Trump has rejected reports that Washington had offered Tehran sanctions relief.
Trump dismissed reports that his administration had offered Iran access to frozen funds or sanctions concessions in exchange for nuclear commitments.
âThis is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,â Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Meanwhile, Trump confirmed on Monday that US officials separately spoke with mediators, without giving further details.
He also said: âWeâre going to win, as far as Iâm concerned, itâs going to be one way or the other. Itâs going to go pretty quickly.â
Maroosha Muzaffar29 September 2026 03:57
Recap: Men arrested over RAF Fairford âbomb plotâ released on bail
Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot near an RAF base have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police has said.
The suspects, who are all British nationals aged in their twenties and from London, were arrested over potential terror offences in Whelford, Gloucestershire, in the early hours of Sunday.
They were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and later on suspicion of terrorism offences, after a villager dialled 999 when she saw three vans and a group of masked men near the base.
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Men arrested over RAF Fairford âbomb plotâ released on bail
The suspects, who are all British nationals from London, will remain under police investigation
Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 03:00
Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spyware
British intelligence has issued a warning after finding Iranian spies have targeted dissidents with spyware that can enable tracking of their movements.
Dissidents, activists and journalists were targeted by state actors that impersonated their contacts on messaging apps to trick them into downloading spyware called Chosen Brick, the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, warned.
The malware gave agents access to the personâs contacts, emails and social media messages as well as a deviceâs microphone and content on the screen.
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Iranian state actors targeting dissidents and activists with spyware
Iranian agents used social engineering tricks such as fake MRI test results to lure victims in, the NCSC said
Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 02:00
Recap: Iranian presidentâs defiant UN speech accuses US of âterrorismâ and flouting international law
Iranâs president Masoud Pezeshkian launched a defiant attack on the United States and Israel at the UN, the day after President Donald Trump threatened to âannihilateâ the Islamic Republic.
The US leader warned he could send Iran to âhellâ during his combative address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, seven months after the war he started alongside Israelâs Benjamin Netanyahu.
In his address to the gathering in New York on Wednesday, Mr Pezeshkian insisted that Iran would never surrender and held up images of children killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab.
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Iranian president accuses US of âterrorismâ and ignoring international law at UN
âWe will never bow our head or bend at the knee,â said the Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian
Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 01:00
Gulf nations keep oil flowing despite Iran war as costs mount
When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of the war, cutting off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket.
Instead, nearly seven months on, oil is expensive but not exorbitant, and analysts suggest current supply is sufficient to meet current global needs, even as the higher prices cause political problems for US President Donald Trump and others.
That's because Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers quickly found alternative routes and reached for unused pipeline capacity. When Iran and its militant allies targeted those, the oil exporters and the U.S. military found further workarounds in an often clandestine game of whack-a-mole.
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Gulf nations keep oil flowing despite Iran war as costs mount
At the start of the Iran war, many feared that Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices through the roof and throttle the global economy
Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 00:00
Watch: RAF Fairford: What happened and who is behind the alleged terror plot?
Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 23:00
Analysis: The RAF Fairford bomb plot was designed to fail. So who was behind it?
If this was a ploy to use old school techniques in the age of drones it was doomed from the start, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley.
The RAF Fairford bomb plot was designed to fail. So who was behind it?
If this was a ploy to use old school techniques in the age of drones it was doomed from the start, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 22:00
Explosions head 'likely warning shots' at vessels in Strait of Hormuz
Explosions heard tonight in Iranâs Qeshm Island are likely a result of warning shots fired at violating vessels in the Strait of Hormus, according to Iranâs state TV.
Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:47
Explosion heard in Iran's Qeshm Island, state news reports
The sound of â an explosion was heard in â Iran's âQeshm â Island coming â from the âdirection â of âthe sea, Iran's official news âagency IRNA âsaid late â on Monday, without providing details about the reason of âthe âsound.
Weâll bring you the latest on this development as soon as we have it.
Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:17
