**Rubio cuts Iranian delegation's trip short**
Instead of the formal response Araghchi said he expected, Secretary of State Rubio told Iran's delegation to leave the US a day early. Trump reiterated there are "no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled" with Tehran, deepening the diplomatic freeze around Ghalibaf's infrastructure-strike threat reported yesterday.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/a-timeline-of-tensions-over-irans-nuclear-program-as-talks-with-u-s-approach
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**Negotiator threatens regional strikes**
Awaiting Washington's promised Tuesday response to its Hormuz reopening proposal, chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened new strikes on regional infrastructure if Iran's security isn't guaranteed, a sharper tone than Araghchi's diplomatic push reported yesterday. Fighting in the strait itself has subsided in recent weeks.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/us-israel-iran-lebanon-war-live-updates-september-29-2026
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