- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Tehran is prepared for a doomsday war with the US, though it remains open to diplomatic efforts for peace.
- Donald Trump publicly rejected an Iranian proposal to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the US is winning tremendously.
- Araghchi had presented the seven-day plan to American negotiators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
- Iranian officials insist diplomacy is the only solution to resolve the deadlock, despite reports Trump may resume hostilities after the US domestic elections in November.
- Iran emphasised that any move towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains strictly contingent on its specific conditions being met.
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