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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrive for a news conference after their meeting at Iran’s Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, October 19, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
October 20, 2026, 12:19 pm
Iran’s foreign minister: Russia, Iran have never before ‘worked as closely’ together
Araghchi hosts Lavrov in Tehran for talks on Europe and Middle East as well as ‘economic and nuclear cooperation’; Moscow seeking to prevent renewed fighting between US and Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, October 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
October 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Trump says US won’t hit Iran this month, as Zamir said to warn strike could delay Israel’s election
IDF chief was reportedly told by American counterparts to prepare for a massive strike within three weeks; Washington sanctions 17 vessels in Iran’s shadow fleet
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
Iranian army cadets during the opening ceremony of a military training center in downtown Tehran, Iran, October 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 4, 2026, 2:43 pm
Iran says no military solution to conflict with US as talks remain at dead end
Tehran’s top diplomat insists ‘only negotiations based on justice and fairness’ will end war; Hormuz tanker damaged in attack as Iran vows to keep Strait closed until demands met
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Motorcyclists drive past a billboard depicting a Persian legendary hero and flying figure hitting US aircraft carriers alongside the message in English and Farsi: “From the Persian Gulf a new power rises,” “The army of Satan will be drowned in the Persian Gulf," during a state-organized motorcycle parade called “Janfada,” meaning “Sacrifice for Iran,”, in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 2, 2026, 2:29 am
US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes shipping lanes
Rubio reportedly orders Iranian FM to.leave US, but delegation claims officials were on their way out anyway; amid stalled talks with Tehran, Trump says he may need to ‘blow them up’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 30, 2026, 5:09 pm
Iran indicates it received official US response to latest offer on ending war
Officials don’t say what reply contained; FM Araghchi updates Tehran cabinet on his trip to UN General Assembly; UK monitors says three ships hit in Hormuz
By Agencies
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 29, 2026, 3:08 pm
Iran threatens to attack Mideast infrastructure after Trump dismisses Hormuz proposal
Tehran awaiting ‘final US response’ from mediators to its demands for truce, end of blockade, and sanctions relief as preconditions for nuclear talks; Russia says Iran should stay in NPT
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump attends the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, September 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 28, 2026, 12:15 am
Trump says he expects new Iran talks despite rejecting Hormuz deal offer
US president says Tehran ‘overplayed their hand’ with new conditions for truce, but Iran insists it ‘will not back down’ from demands
By AFP and Lazar Berman
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 27, 2026, 10:18 am
Iran vows not to back down after US rejects its Hormuz proposal
FM Araghchi asserts any move toward opening vital waterway depends on demands being met; Iranian president says he’s lost trust in US as ‘faithful’ negotiation partner
By Agencies and ToI Staff
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meet on the UN General Assembly sidelines on September 25, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
September 25, 2026, 4:09 pm
Miliband tells Iranian counterpart that Tehran-linked threats on UK soil won’t be tolerated
Foreign secretary raises security of British Jews in talks with Araghchi; pair also discuss Middle East war and reopening Strait of Hormuz; Iran pushes back against European ‘interference’
By Reuters
A woman chants slogan as she holds an Iranian flag while motorcyclists ride during a state-organized motorcycle parade called 'Janfada,' meaning 'Sacrifice for Iran,' in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 25, 2026, 2:35 pm
US and Iran discussing phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say
Neither side wants to be the first to surrender its leverage, but both prefer to reach solution before midterms; Iranian official says Tehran will make no nuke concessions
By Reuters, AFP and ToI Staff
(L-R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Special Envoy Jared Kushner attend a bilateral meeting between the Ukraine and US in conjunction with the the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
September 23, 2026, 4:07 am
US and Iranian negotiators hold talks at UN that Trump says ‘went very well’
Witkoff clarifies that mediators ‘shuttled’ between the sides; Trump gripes that members of Iran’s delegation were ‘not the highest level’; Rubio says US president open to meeting his Iranian counterpart while he’s in NYC for General Assembly
By Jacob Magid
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 12:27 am
US to let Iranian president attend UN General Assembly after barring PA leader
US also joins Israel in opposing resolution allowing Mahmoud Abbas to virtually address gathering, though it passes overwhelmingly; Iran’s delegation banned from buying luxury goods
By Jacob Magid
A floating dredging platform and commercial vessels lie anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 9, 2026, 12:59 am
US hits Iranian oil tankers after attempted missile attacks on American Navy
Revolutionary Guards launch retaliatory missile barrage at US base in Jordan, threaten ships in Kuwait and Bahrain; CENTCOM says submarine drone seized by Iran was ‘defective’
By Agencies
US Sailors signal an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS George Washington, in a photo released August 30, 2026. (US Navy photo)
August 31, 2026, 7:54 pm
Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up
‘We’re going to hit them hard,’ US president says; Tehran source downplays flare-up, says it’s ‘limited and contained’; US vows to persist with economic pressure campaign
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation at NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on August 28, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA/AFP)
August 28, 2026, 8:47 pm
US targets Egyptian bank in fresh sanction on Iran as war hits six-month mark
Iran accuses US of ‘state terrorism’ and implores other countries not to cooperate, tell US pressure won’t work; Trump says there are no closures in Strait of Hormuz: ‘That sucker is open’
By Agencies
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