— A Recap of Recent Key Developments

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rebuked the US threat of “annihilation” at the UN, saying Iran is “ready for dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations without accepting the language of force”.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says reaching a deal with Iran will require prolonged effort, while stressing that military options remain available.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened countries enforcing US airline sanctions, warning their airports could face disruption.

— 🇺🇦/🇮🇷 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says he met Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss “mutual steps to prevent further aggravation of tensions between our countries”.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇵🇸 US Senator Ruben Gallego says he is co-leading legislation to sanction companies helping build Israeli settlements in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸/🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned what he described as Israel’s genocide in Gaza during his UN address.

— 🇾🇪 Yemeni government forces say they thwarted a Houthi attack and several infiltration attempts aimed at reaching a vital road linking Aden and Taiz.

— 🇮🇷/🇨🇦 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has criticised Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for “reframing a threat to annihilate Iran as merely speaking the language of war”.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇵🇸 US special envoy Jared Kushner says the goals for Gaza’s reconstruction are “transparent”.

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