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Both President Donald Trump and Iran are fully prepared for either diplomatic engagement or military action, as the Strait of Hormuz has choked out the Iranian economy and ostensibly forced it into collapse to bring it back to the table on giving up nuclear weapons aspirations.

WHAT TO KNOW

• The Iran-U.S. war is spilling deeper into Yemen, where government-aligned forces say they are striking Houthi terrorist targets in Sanaa and Saada as President Rashad al-Alimi vows to retake the country’s remaining territory.
• Iran is refusing U.S. conditions, demanding movement on the Strait of Hormuz while warning it is “more prepared than before” if Washington turns again to military force.
• The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint after a commercial tanker was hit by an unknown projectile, raising fears of another major Iran war escalation at one of the world’s key oil chokepoints.
• The Department of War confirmed Sunday that U.S. Air Force bombers were pulled out of RAF Fairford in England as authorities continue to investigate a suspected terror plot targeting the base.
• The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed a Hamas Nukhba operative who led a group that claimed humanitarian status while funding terror networks that targeted its troops.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pushed back against reports that Tehran’s U.N. delegation had been forced out of the United States, insisting all diplomats left “as scheduled” following the U.N. General Assembly.

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Iran fires back at diplomat expulsion reports: ‘Oozes of desperation and defeat’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pushed back Sunday against reports that Tehran’s U.N. delegation had been forced out of the United States, insisting all diplomats left “as scheduled” following the U.N. General Assembly.

Araghchi’s remarks came after reports emerged that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had demanded on Sept. 28 that the Iranian delegation immediately leave the United States at the end of the summit and as sideline talks between Washington and Tehran stalled.

“All Iranian diplomats who attended the U.N. General Assembly, except one who departed earlier, left as scheduled,” Araghchi said on X.

“Taking pride in fake diplomat ‘expulsion’ is inappropriate for the head of any diplomatic corps,” he added. “It oozes of desperation and defeat, and is inconsisten