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All Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world from September 23, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

US Vice President JD Vance has said Iran could not build a nuclear weapon tomorrow, in six months, or within a year, even if it tried.

US President Donald Trump said he expects his administration will strike a peace agreement with Iran after voters in the United States head to the polls in November for midterm elections.

Iran's President Masud Pezeshkian is on his way to New York to attend the 81st UN General Assembly, but he's flying on a plane operated by a little-known airline called Ashianeh.

Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message on Tuesday,

Senior commanders of Iran's Armed Forces have emphasized that the country's security is a red line, noting that any aggressor would face a forceful, decisive, and appropriate response.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says diplomacy should not be viewed as surrender but as a means of converting power on the battlefield into political gains.

The spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran is fully prepared for war but can also pursue negotiations if national interests require, stressing that talks can constitute "another battlefield."

France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has described blaming Iran for rising fuel prices as a textbook symptom of "The March of Folly".

Reza Valizadeh, a dual US-Iranian citizen and former journalist for RFE/RL's Radio Farda, is marking two years behind bars in Iran.

The crisis in the Gulf should come as a surprise to no one, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Tuesday, describing it as the cumulative result of years of delay, crisis management through temporary fixes, and unrealistic policies.

President Donald Trump is due to meet with leaders of Greenland and Denmark on Tuesday to sign a deal that will allow a larger US military presence on Greenland and could end a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.

The US, Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, Anadolu Agency reported.

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the recent agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland:

On display at the Pentagon for three days are more than 100 exhibits related to energy innovation, including the Army's Tactical Microgrid Standard, the Navy's system to use microwaves to beam limitless power from space and the Air Force's Modular Energy for Tactical Expeditionary Operations Resource, or METEOR power system.

The character of warfare is changing, and the growing use of unmanned aircraft systems on battlefields around the world is forcing militaries to adapt faster than ever.

U.S. Air Forces Central and the Montana Army and Air National Guard concluded Exercise Ak Shumkar II alongside Kyrgyz military and civilian partners following several days of combined training focused on disaster response, emergency medicine, fire and rescue operations, and urban search and rescue.

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Airmen from the 355th Wing strengthened their ability to operate in contested environments during Coyote Storm 26.2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Sept. 14-17.