Donald Trump has insisted the US will win its war in Iran “very soon” as mediators held a fresh round of peace talks in New York.
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 “quickly”.
"We're going to win, as far as I'm concerned, it's going to be one way or the other," Mr Trump said. "It's going to go pretty quickly."
It comes after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for a “doomsday” war with the US, but at the same time keeping diplomacy open.
“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,” he said.
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.
Key Points
- Trump ‘surprised’ as five suspects released on bail over suspected RAF Fairford plot
- 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 denies sanctions relief for Iran
03:57 , Maroosha Muzaffar
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.
“This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Meanwhile, Trump confirmed on Monday that US officials separately spoke with mediators, without giving further details.
He also said: “We’re going to win, as far as I’m concerned, it’s going to be one way or the other. It’s going to go pretty quickly.”
Recap: Men arrested over RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ released on bail
03:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
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 ‘bomb plot’ released on bail
Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spyware
02:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
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 person’s contacts, emails and social media messages as well as a device’s microphone and content on the screen.
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Iranian state actors targeting dissidents and activists with spyware
Recap: Iranian president’s defiant UN speech accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law
01:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian launched a defiant attack on the United States and Israel at the UN, the day after President Donald Trump threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic.
The US leader warned he could send Iran to “hell” during his combative address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, seven months after the war he started alongside Israel’s 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 ‘terrorism’ and ignoring international law at UN
Gulf nations keep oil flowing despite Iran war as costs mount
00:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
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
Watch: RAF Fairford: What happened and who is behind the alleged terror plot?
23:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Analysis: The RAF Fairford bomb plot was designed to fail. So who was behind it?
22:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
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?
Explosions head 'likely warning shots' at vessels in Strait of Hormuz
21:47 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Explosions heard tonight in Iran’s Qeshm Island are likely a result of warning shots fired at violating vessels in the Strait of Hormus, according to Iran’s state TV.
Explosion heard in Iran's Qeshm Island, state news reports
21:17 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
The sound of an explosion was heard in Iran's Qeshm Island coming from the direction of the sea, Iran's official news agency IRNA said late on Monday, without providing details about the reason of the sound.
We’ll bring you the latest on this development as soon as we have it.
Trump says US officials spoke to negotiators
21:15 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Donald Trump confirmed that US officials had spoken with mediators on Monday.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he added the US will win the Iran war "very soon" and that gas prices will come tumbling down.
Trump ‘surprised’ as five suspects released on bail over suspected RAF Fairford plot
21:08 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
US President Donald Trump has said he is “surprised” five suspects were released on bail over a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, adding that he would not have released them.
Five British nationals were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism on Sunday after three suspicious vans were found near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is used by the US Air Force.
The men were released on bail on Monday after police found no viable explosives on the site, but detectives stressed the men “absolutely remain under investigation”.
Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, Mr Trump said he would not have released the suspects, adding the plot “might be” connected to Iran.
“I would have said, don't let them have bail, cashless bail,” he said. “Is it cashless bail? I guess that was one of the problems that we had, which started the whole mess of crime, and we're ending cashless bail. But over there, I'm surprised that they released them. I wouldn't have deadlines. Look, they've been very good. They worked with us very closely."
Pressed on whether Iran was involved he said: “I'd rather not. I mean, I know the answer. I can be very specific, but I'd rather not say it. But I would not have released them.”
Trump trolls Iran by renaming the Strait of Hormuz shipping route after himself
21:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Donald Trump taunted Iran as he labelled the Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait” after Tehran proposed a deal to open the key waterway within a week if the US meets certain conditions.
In a post on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Saturday, the US president shared a picture of a map, with the shipping route labelled with his own name.
It comes after Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi presented a seven-day plan involving a ceasefire to American negotiators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. The conditions for Washington largely echo the ones agreed to in the June deal that fell apart.
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Trump trolls Iran by renaming the Strait of Hormuz shipping route after himself
Security measures stepped up at UK military bases that support US forces
20:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Security has been stepped up on Royal Air Force (RAF) bases that have a US military presence following a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford on Sunday.
RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk confirmed it is on Charlie alert, which is the second-highest threat level that can be issued by the US Department of Defence.
The confirmation to PA came amid reports that RAF Fairford has been raised to the highest threat level, Delta.
A spokesperson for the USAF said its personnel based at RAF Fairford “remain vigilant”, but “for operational security reasons we will not discuss specific force protection measures”.
They said its 501st Combat Support Wing and UK counterparts “will take appropriate actions to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, civilians, contractors, and their families”.
The 501st is “the only combat support wing in the USAF” and operates from 10 bases including Fairford, according to its website.
In focus: Iran wants one thing in its war with the West
19:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
As speculation swirls over the RAF Fairford plot, Maira Butt take a closer look at the drone strikes, assassination attempts and hacking data centres that key suspect Iran and its affiliates are believed to have utilised in recent years.
Iran wants one thing in its war with the West
Iran set to hold separate talks with mediators on Monday or Tuesday, official says
18:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, in a fresh push to end the war.
The talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said the official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Mr Araqchi remains in New York after attending the General Assembly. It was not immediately clear who would represent the US side in the talks with mediators.
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency later confirmed that Mr Araqchi would meet the mediators in the US on Monday morning, New York time.
The two sides will "examine the latest proposals and views regarding the current situation", ISNA added.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state media later on Monday that Mr Araqchi's stay in New York had not been extended and that the foreign minister would return to Tehran according to his original schedule.
Mr Baghaei made no comment on the talks with mediators.
Watch: Wes Streeting pressed over terror police 'investigating Iran link' to suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford
17:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Netanyahu made secret weekend trip to meet UAE’s leader – report
17:00 , Mehraj
Benjamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to the UAE over the weekend to ask its leader to deny reports that he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, Associated Press reported.
The meeting between Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan took place on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the prime minister’s trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station.
One of them said the talks focused on a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz earlier this month that said the Emirati leader had warned Netanyahu ahead of 7 October.
Netanyahu asked his host to deny the report, according to a person with firsthand information about the meeting. Netanyahu’s office had previously denied the Haaretz report.
The UAE’s foreign ministry declined to comment on reports about the meeting but stressed that it maintained “open and direct lines of communication” with Israel and shared “all relevant intelligence”.
There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office.
Men arrested over RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ released on bail
16:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
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 20s and from London, were arrested over potential terror offences in Whelford, Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday.
They were arrested in 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.
Police are understood to be investigating if any potential plot could be linked to Iran, which has used proxies to carry out crimes on British soil in the past.
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Men arrested over RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ released on bail
Iran's Supreme Leader says 'enemy forces' will soon be driven out of Arabian Sea
15:45 , Mehraj
Iranian forces had driven “enemy forces” back from waters off southern Iran to the Arabian Sea, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Monday, Reuters reported, citing his Telegram channel.
He warned that Iranian forces would soon push them out of the Arabian Sea as well.
‘Iran link’ under scanner as police question Fairford suspects
15:15 , Mehraj
British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an airbase used by the US to strike Iran, Reuters reported.
Officers seized the men in the early hours of Sunday after a tip-off that three large white vans were heading to the military airfield of RAF Fairford in western England which Iran's Revolutionary Guards have said was a legitimate target because of its use by US bombers. US president Donald Trump said the suspects had been looking to do "big damage" and had been under investigation by British and US authorities.
British counterterrorism detectives have not yet given any details about the suspects. But a source familiar with the investigation said an Iranian-linked motive was considered the most likely, while a Russian sabotage operation or an Islamist plot were also being looked at as possibilities. The source said the men had not been arrested in an intelligence-led operation, although security at the base had been increased prior to the incident.
Villager describes stumbling on ‘balaclava’d’ men by RAF airbase before ‘terror plot’ arrests
14:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar
A villager called 999 after seeing vans blocking the road and a “large group of hooded and balaclava’d men” gathering near RAF Fairford.
Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after armed police stopped three vans in the early hours of Sunday.
A resident of Whelford village, Gloucestershire, the woman said she spotted the vehicles “blocking the road” before seeing a “large group of hooded and ‘balaclava’d’ men” while driving home.
“They would have seen the bright headlights,” she said. “They probably thought we were the police (and) panicked.”
She added: “It would appear that by doing so I just derailed whatever they were planning.”
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Villager called 999 after seeing vans and ‘balaclava’d’ men by RAF base
The RAF Fairford bomb plot was designed to fail. All eyes are still on Tehran and Moscow
13:45 , Maroosha Muzaffar
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?
Police say Fairford suspects are all British nationals
13:00 , Mehraj
British police said on Monday the five men who were detained near the Fairford airbase used by the US to attack Iran were all British nationals living in London.
The police said the five men, who were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosive offences, were all in their mid-20s.
"At this time, we are working to establish the full circumstances of the activity of those arrested, their knowledge and any motivation behind this incident," Counter Terrorism Police said in a statement.
Washington rejects IRGC claim that it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
12:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar
The 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”.
Trump was not convinced Iran was negotiating ‘in good faith’, US ambassador to UN says
11:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the US rejected Iran’s peace proposal because Iranian negotiators “were asking for everything up front with a promise that they would then talk”.
“The president is just not confident that the Iranians are coming in good faith and that we will truly negotiate the end of their nuclear program.”
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had rejected Iran’s peace plan, which was proposed during the recent UN General Assembly in New York.
“They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” Trump said.
Trump said the US was “winning tremendously” and had “total control of the Hormuz strait”.
Inside the sleepy Cotswold village woken up by a suspected terrorist plot
10:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar
For 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 Muzaffar
Iranian 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 Muzaffar
Tehran’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 Muzaffar
President 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 Muzaffar
Crude 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 Muzaffar
Five 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 Muzaffar
The 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”.
