Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for a “doomsday” war with the US, but at the same time keeping diplomacy open.
“If you ask us, there is no reason why we should go back to diplomacy, but I am still trying diplomacy because I think we shouldn’t miss any chance for peace,” Araghchi said.
“We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge ... We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war.”
Donald Trump has publicly rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting, claiming the US was “winning tremendously”.
However, Iranian officials have responded by insisting diplomacy is the only solution, amid reports Trump is planning on resuming hostilities after domestic elections in November.
“Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met,” Araqchi posted on social media.
“Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock.”Araghchi had presented the seven-day plan to American negotiators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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Key Points
- Iranian foreign minister says Tehran prepared for a 'doomsday' war with the US
- Washington rejects IRGC claim that it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
- IRGC claims it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran accuses US of 'faking' Strait of Hormuz control
- Trump expects talks with Iran to resume this week
Inside the sleepy Cotswold village woken up by a suspected terrorist plot
10:15 , Maroosha MuzaffarFor the villagers of Whelford, an early autumn Sunday morning would usually bring very little activity.
With no shops or pub, the community has just a 19th century church, hosting one service a month, and a mixture of homes mostly located on a main road linking the more well-known village of Kempsford and town of Fairford.
But in recent months, tensions had been mounting.
For situated on the village’s doorstep is the RAF Fairford base, where the government has granted the US permission to use for defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites. The move has resulted in increased police presence, as well as hundreds of protestors taking to its streets.
And early on Sunday morning, a usual peaceful morning turned into a desperate scramble for dozens of families who were woken to officers banging at their doors, demanding they evacuate their homes immediately.
With no explanation, or even time to brush their teeth, villagers left behind their pets and headed to the nearby Cirencester Leisure Centre, which is being used as an emergency shelter.
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Inside the sleepy Cotswold village woken up by a suspected terrorist plot
Iranian foreign minister reiterates that Tehran ‘ready for real diplomacy’
09:15 , Maroosha MuzaffarIranian foreign minister Abbas Aragchi has said that Iran does not want war and came to New York to pursue peace and diplomacy. But he is also warning that Iran will defend itself if it faces an attack.
He wrote on X: “President Pezeshkian and I did not come to New York to sell a war. We came to forge peace,” he wrote.
“Iran nonetheless remains steadfast in the face of any aggression – even if it comes to an apocalyptic war.
“At the same time, we are ready for real diplomacy.”
Told @MeetThePress:
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) September 27, 2026
President Pezeshkian and I did not come to New York to sell a war. We came to forge peace.
Iran nonetheless remains steadfast in the face of any aggression—even if it comes to an apocalyptic war. At the same time, we are ready for real diplomacy.
Iran’s main airport remains fully operational despite US sanctions, CEO says
08:15 , Maroosha MuzaffarTehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport is still operating despite new US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, CEO of the airport has claimed.
Ramin Kashef-Azar said it serves more than 30 international destinations and handled 60 flights on 23 September, when the sanctions took effect.
The US Treasury Department sanctioned 27 airlines on 8 September, covering the remaining Iranian carriers not previously sanctioned.
Oman and the UAE have suspended Iranian flights, while four airports in Iraq have stopped accepting them.
Iranian airlines still fly to countries including China and Russia.
The US has warned that companies providing fuel, landing services or ticket sales to Iranian airlines could also face sanctions.
Trump says terror plot suspects ‘looking to do big damage’ after arrests near RAF base used by US
07:15 , Maroosha MuzaffarPresident Donald Trump has said a suspected terror plot against an airbase used by the U.S. Air Force in the U.K. was “looking to do big damage”.
Five men were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences, after armed police stopped three vans in the early hours of the morning near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Trump hailed the U.K. police response, while suggesting authorities already had the suspects under investigation.
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Trump says terror plot suspects ‘looking to do big damage’
Mideast oil exports rebound in September as Saudi Arabia boosts shipments
06:15 , Maroosha MuzaffarCrude oil exports from key Middle East producers rebounded in September to 12.8 million barrels per day, the highest since the US-Israeli war with Iran started in February, data from Kpler showed on Monday, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates boosted exports.
The rebound came following a recovery in exports via the Strait of Hormuz, which were set to hit about 7.4 million bpd this month, as Saudi Arabia diverted oil exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu following attacks that damaged its East-West pipeline, the preliminary data showed.
While exports from the region - which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran - have rebounded, they were still about 6 million bpd down from 18.8 million bpd in February, according to Kpler.
The region's top exporter Saudi Arabia was on track to ship about 5.4 million bpd this month, rebounding from 2.446 million bpd in August, the data showed. September shipments from the Ras Tanura port in the Gulf jumped to about 3.6 million bpd, from 929,000 bpd in August, but still lower than the 6.411 million bpd recorded in February, according to the data.
A total of 19 very large crude carriers, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil each, exited the Strait of Hormuz last week, Kpler data showed.
The figures exclude any vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Before the Iran war started on 28 February, the strait typically handled about 125 large commercial vessels per day, including tankers, gas carriers, bulkers and container vessels, accounting for some 20 per cent of the world's daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas supply.
RAF Fairford: Terror police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot near airbase
05:11 , Maroosha MuzaffarFive men detained near an RAF base used by the US have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
A major incident was declared and 85 homes evacuated near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after several men were arrested by armed police on suspicion of explosives offences on Sunday morning.
Counterterrorism police and detectives leading the response are said to be investigating whether the alleged plot is linked to Iran, according to The Times.
Detectives are reported to be keeping an open mind, but one line of inquiry is likely to be whether the incident is connected to Tehran because the base hosts the United States Air Force (USAF) and has been used to launch operations against the Islamic republic.
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Terror police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford
Washington rejects IRGC claim that it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
04:50 , Maroosha MuzaffarThe US military has rejected Iran’s claim that its IRGC captured an advanced US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it maintains “positive control” of all its drone assets and calling Tehran’s claim “clearly desperate”.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump said the US had transported a record amount of oil through Hormuz and expected more talks with Iran this week.
Oil prices rebounded after Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for war to resume, “even if it comes to a doomsday war”.
IRGC claims it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
04:20 , Maroosha MuzaffarIran’s IRGC has claimed that it captured a US Remus 600 unmanned underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz and handed it to specialists for data recovery.
According to Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said: “IRGC Navy forces successfully captured an advanced unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) belonging to the US terrorist army.”
It added: “The IRGC Navy firmly declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed [to unauthorised traffic].”
Iranian foreign minister says Tehran prepared for a 'doomsday' war with the US
03:51 , Maroosha MuzaffarIranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is prepared for a “doomsday” war with the US but is keeping diplomacy open to avoid missing a chance for peace.
“If you ask us, there is no reason why we should go back to diplomacy, but I am still trying diplomacy because I think we shouldn’t miss any chance for peace,” Araghchi said.
“We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge ... We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war.”
Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks if Washington meets its conditions, but president Donald Trump rejected the proposal.
Araghchi said: “Only a negotiated solution can break this deadlock.”
Meanwhile, Iran’s IRGC claimed it captured a US Remus 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
In full: Terror police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford
03:00 , Harriette BoucherTerror police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford
Iran accuses US of 'faking' Strait of Hormuz control
02:00 , Harriette BoucherTrump expects talks with Iran to resume this week
01:00 , Harriette BoucherDonald Trump has said he expects talks with Iran will resume this week as “they want to make a deal”.
He told Axios on Sunday: “I expect more talks with Iran [this week]. They want to make a deal, but it is not the deal that I want to make.
“It is what we would have maybe agreed to a year ago. They overplayed their hand.”
Asked if he is considering resuming strikes against Iran, Trump said: “I am always thinking about it.”
He told Fox News on Sunday that more strikes were possible.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Aragchi has insisted a diplomatic solution is the only option, syaing: “Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock.”
Iran claims its seized US drone in the 'hunting ground' of the Strait of Hormuz
Monday 28 September 2026 00:00 , Harriette BoucherIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed its forces seized a US drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said the vital waterway was “not only open, but a hunting ground for the IRGC Navy targeting American submarines”
“The second catch has been reeled in, this time the Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish; an advanced, autonomous AUV equipped with sonar and precision navigation, worth several million dollars,” he said.
“It's not just a hunt; it's a trophy of technology and intelligence.”
Trump refuses to rule out more strikes
Sunday 27 September 2026 23:30 , Harriette BoucherDonald Trump has refused to rule out further attacks on Iran, but insisted the US would most likely win the war soon.
Asked by Fox News on Sunday if strikes in the coming weeks were an option, he said: “I don't want to say that. I don't want to say that. I mean, it's possible, but I just don't want to say that.
“I think what’s going to happen is we’re going to win this war very soon.
“We’ve already won it really from a military standpoint,” he added.
“But that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped that.”
Watch: Trump praises UK police over alleged plot
Sunday 27 September 2026 22:30 , Sam RkainaHegseth spoke to UK about alleged terror plot against US airbase in England
Sunday 27 September 2026 21:30 , Sam RkainaUK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said he had been “working closely with our American friends” in relation to a major incident outside the RAF Fairford airbase and that he had been in touch with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
He told a fringe event at the Labour Party conference: “This is my first experience as Defence Secretary of responding live to President Trump, and I’m sure it won’t be the only occasion.
“I’m sure you will understand that I’m not going to comment on a live operation and operational security matters.
“I don’t think it will come as a surprise to anyone that, given the importance of Fairford, not just to the United Kingdom but to the United States, we’ve been working closely with our American friends, and I’ve been in touch during the course of today with my counterpart Pete Hegseth.”
Trump thanks UK police for foiling alleged terror plot on US base
Sunday 27 September 2026 20:45 , Sam RkainaA suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by the US Air Force (USAF) was “looking to do big damage”, US President Donald Trump has said.
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after armed police stopped three vans in the early hours of Sunday.
Mr Trump praised the UK police response and suggested authorities already had the suspects under investigation.
Using the American term for military sites – fort – to refer to RAF Fairford, which hosts USAF heavy bombers, he told reporters in the US: “It was fantastic. Working with Britain, it was an amazing job.
“We had them under investigation. They, they were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great.
“It may have been Scotland Yard, I don’t know. We worked with a lot of them.
“We had them under view for a long time, and we got them. Thank you.”
US denies Iran's claims it had captured underwater vehicle
Sunday 27 September 2026 19:40 , Sam RkainaThe US military has hit back at Iranian claims it had captured an underwater vehicle.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy had said it had taken “advanced submersible Remus 600” while it was carrying out surveillance in the Strait of Hormuz.
However, US CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins told Al Jazeera the claim was “clearly desperate”, and insisted the US still had control over all its drone assets.
Earlier, the IRGC Navy described the unmanned vessel as an “advanced submersible called Remus 600”, which is “now in the hands of the force’s specialists to retrieve its information”.
UK raises cases of British couple held captive in Iran
Sunday 27 September 2026 18:48 , Sam RkainaUK foreign secretary Ed Miliband raised the detention of a British couple in Iran during his meeting with the country’s foreign minister this week.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested by Iranian authorities in January last year as they travelled through the country on a motorcycle trip.
They are currently being held in Tehran’s Evin prison and their family has repeatedly appealed for their safe return.
Miliband called for them to be immediately released, “stressing that their welfare remains a priority for the Government”.
Trump rejected Iran plan 'because they wanted the benefits up front'
Sunday 27 September 2026 17:35 , Sam RkainaDonald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposals to end the war because they wanted the benefits before ending their nuclear programme, the US ambassador to the UN has said.
Mike Waltz told CNN that Tehran wanted sanctions relief and billions in unfrozen assets before negotiating further.
“They were asking for everything up front, with a promise that they would then talk,” Waltz said Sunday.
The ambassador denied reports in the Wall Street Journal that Trump is expecting to restart strikes on Iran after the November midterms.
“What the president has said and said here at his U.N. speech was that the Iranians are miscalculating that he’s taking into account politics here,” he said.
Crowds mourn Hezbollah's slain leader on anniversary of death in Israeli strike
Sunday 27 September 2026 16:45 , Sam RkainaCrowds gathered to mark the second anniversary of Hezbollah's slain former chief Hassan Nasrallah’s killing in a major Israeli strike on Lebanon.
Supporters carried banners underneath a giant portrait of Nasrallah at the Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Saturday.
UK foreign secretary tells Iran minister Britain will not ‘tolerate intimidation’
Sunday 27 September 2026 15:39 , Sam RkainaThe UK’s foreign secretary Ed Miliband has told Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in a face-to-face meeting that Britain will “not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil” from groups linked to his country.
Mr Miliband met his Iranian counterpart in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
The Foreign Office said the pair discussed the war in the Middle East, the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the UK’s “unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian-linked groups in UK soil”.
In a readout from the meeting, the department said: “The Foreign Secretary told Araghchi that Iran should choose de-escalation and diplomacy instead of prolonging the war.
“He underlined the importance of restoring freedom of navigation and the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing the impact continued disruption has on global security and economic stability.
“The Foreign Secretary reiterated the UK’s unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian-linked groups in UK soil, including attacks on the British Jewish community.
“The Foreign Secretary made clear that Britain will not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil and set out the measures the Government has taken in response.”
Five now arrested over 'terror plot' near RAF airbase used by the US
Sunday 27 September 2026 14:31 , Sam RkainaFive men detained near the US-UK airbase RAF Fairford Sunday morning have been further arrested on suspicion of the preparation of a terrorist act, the Metropolitan Police said.
A Met statement said: “Counter Terrorism Policing can now confirm they are leading an investigation into an incident which took place overnight near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
“At around 12.45am today (Sunday 27 September), police received a call relating to three suspicious vehicles which appeared to be travelling towards the air base.
“Armed officers responded and five men were arrested in the Whelford area on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act. They were further arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act.”
Watch Trump's full speech to the UN this week with threats to annihilate Iran
Sunday 27 September 2026 14:00 , Sam RkainaSeven people killed in strike on market in Yemen, Houthi-run health ministry says
Sunday 27 September 2026 13:00 , Sam RkainaYemen's Houthi-run health ministry said seven people were killed and 40 were injured, including children, in a strike on shops at a market in Taiz province on Sunday.
Three military sources within the Yemeni government told Reuters that Houthi militants had recently established a military camp near the market.
Multiple arrests during major incident near UK airbase used by US
Sunday 27 September 2026 12:30 , Sam RkainaBritish police have arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences during a major incident near an airbase used by the US in England.
The British government gave authorisation to the US to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in July that any base used in strikes would be a legitimate target.
A Reuters eyewitness said armed police had blocked access to the main gate of the base, while equipment had been positioned in front of access points and residents of a nearby village were evacuated to a leisure centre.
Around 30 emergency vehicles, including police cars, ambulances and fire engines, were stationed in the village of Fairford near the base.
Army bomb disposal experts have been examining a number of vehicles in the area and residents nearby were evacuated from their homes Sunday morning.
Iran claims it has seized US underwater vehicle
Sunday 27 September 2026 11:54 , Sam RkainaIran's Revolutionary Guards Navy claims to have seized a US Remus 600 autonomous underwater vehicle operating in the Strait of Hormuz which it alleges was conducting espionage, according to state media.
The Guards said the vehicle had been captured using intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities and was being examined by Iranian specialists to recover its data.
The US has yet to respond to the claims.
