Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for a “doomsday” war with the US but was keeping diplomacy open.
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Tehran → say → diplomacy
“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.
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Araghchi → ask → peace
“We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge ...
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we → negotiate → challenge
We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war.”
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it → stand → war
Donald Trump has publicly rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting, claiming the US was “winning tremendously”.
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US → reject → fighting
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.
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Araqchi → respond → 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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”Araghchi → negotiate → Assembly
Washington rejects IRGC claim that it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
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it → reject → Hormuz
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”.
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump said the US had transported a record amount of oil through Hormuz and expected more talks with Iran this week.
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US → say → Iran
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”.
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it → rebound → war
IRGC claims it captured US drone in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’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.
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it → claim → 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.”
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forces → accord → army
It added: “The IRGC Navy firmly declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed [to unauthorised traffic].”
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Strait → add → traffic
Iranian foreign minister says Tehran prepared for a 'doomsday' war with the US
Iranian 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.
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Araghchi → say → peace
“We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge ...
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we → negotiate → challenge
We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war.”
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it → stand → 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.
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Trump → propose → proposal
Araghchi said: “Only a negotiated solution can break this deadlock.”
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solution → say → deadlock
Meanwhile, Iran’s IRGC claimed it captured a US Remus 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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it → claim → Hormuz
In full: Terror police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford
Iran accuses US of 'faking' Strait of Hormuz control
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Iran → investigate → control
US gaslighting bureau says Iran doesn’t control SOH, but the market prices a big premium, $35 over pre-invasion and $50 using dated/actual.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) September 27, 2026
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market → say → actual
So either the market’s dumb or the US narrative-laundromat is faking it.
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laundromat → ’ → it
Trump expects talks with Iran to resume this week
Donald Trump has said he expects talks with Iran will resume this week as “they want to make a deal”.
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they → expect → deal
He told Axios on Sunday: “I expect more talks with Iran [this week].
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I → tell → Iran
They want to make a deal, but it is not the deal that I want to make.
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I → want → that
“It is what we would have maybe agreed to a year ago.
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we → agree → what
They overplayed their hand.”
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They → overplay → hand
Asked if he is considering resuming strikes against Iran, Trump said: “I am always thinking about it.”
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I → ask → it
He told Fox News on Sunday that more strikes were possible.
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strikes → tell → Sunday
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.”
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solution → insist → deadlock
Iran claims its seized US drone in the 'hunting ground' of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed its forces seized a US drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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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.
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he → say → sonar
Trump refuses to rule out more strikes
Donald Trump has refused to rule out further attacks on Iran, but insisted the US would most likely win the war soon.
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US → refuse → war
Asked by Fox News on Sunday if strikes in the coming weeks were an option, he said: “I don't want to say that.
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I → ask → that
I don't want to say that.
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I → want → that
I mean, it's possible, but I just don't want to say that.
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I → mean → that
“I think what’s going to happen is we’re going to win this war very soon.
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we → think → war
“We’ve already won it really from a military standpoint,” he added.
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he → win → standpoint
“But that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped that.”
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we → mean → that
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