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Iran's Guards urged Americans to vote out Trump's allies as US troops leave Iraq, while Qatar pushes mediation to end the seven-month war

US President Donald Trump hosted prominent technology executives at the White House on Tuesday, establishing a 'morally binding' self-regulation agreement for advanced AI models and issuing an executive order officially rebranding the technology as 'Super Intelligence' (SI) across the federal government

The US-led military coalition against Islamic State forces officially ends its mission in Iraq on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declares October 1 'Sovereignty Day' amid lingering security concerns and militia disarmament challenges

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran expects a formal US answer on Tuesday through Qatari mediators regarding Iran's proposed seven-day framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause regional hostilities

US President Donald Trump denied asking Chinese President Xi Jinping if China would like to purchase American weapons, publicly contradicting claims made by US Ambassador to China David Perdue

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to urge a phased timeline and credible verification mechanism for the US-brokered Trilateral Framework

US President Donald Trump strongly refuted a news report claiming his administration offered sanctions relief and access to frozen funds to Iran, calling the story a "hoax" as indirect talks continue in New York through Qatari mediators

UK police question five men held near RAF Fairford, an airbase used by the US to strike Iran, on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences

Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi's US visit, US ambassador David Perdue told Fox News, as the White House denies any plan to do so

Iran has no plans to negotiate with US, state media reported Monday, as Trump expects talks to resume and the Strait of Hormuz dispute continues

US President Donald Trump stated he expects indirect negotiations with Iran to resume through Qatari mediators, despite rejecting Tehran's seven-day truce proposal and asserting that Iranian leadership overplayed their hand

Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on Sunday aboard a dedicated charter flight from Chengdu, marking a key cultural outcome following a high-level bilateral summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Saudi Arabia warns the UN that global inaction is putting Gulf shipping at risk, urging protection for the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea from disruption

China says it agreed a $30 billion tariff cut and AI dialogue with the US during Xi's Washington visit, alongside a new bilateral trade council

'I reject their proposal,' Trump told reporters, rejecting Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and end regional fighting

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif called Houthi attacks on Makkah a 'red line' at the UN, as Islamabad balances close ties with both Iran and Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to create a bilateral communication channel for artificial intelligence incidents and establish the "US-China Super Intelligence Dialogue" following high-level summit talks in Washington

A US federal appeals court upheld the Department of Defense's decision to exclude AI startup Anthropic from its defense supply chain after the company refused to remove safety restrictions on its Claude AI model for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented a seven-day proposal at the UN General Assembly to lift the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a regional ceasefire and sanctions relief, but US President Donald Trump reportedly rejected the framework

US envoy David Perdue says Trump told Xi that any Chinese help to Iran, direct or indirect, is 'totally unacceptable'