Trump Expects Peace Deal With Iran After United States November Elections

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United States President Donald Trump deals with the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22.

September 22, 2026 04:00 CET



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As the dispute in the Persian Gulf continues to effect and form the area, reporters from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, provide continuous updates and analysis.

Secret Takeaways

  • United States President Donald Trump stated he anticipates his administration will strike a peace arrangement with Iran after citizens in the United States head to the surveys in November for midterm elections.
  • United States Vice President JD Vance has actually stated Iran might not develop a nuclear weapon tomorrow, in 6 months, or within a year, even if it attempted.
  • All Iranian airline companies will be closed down around the globe from September 23, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated.
  • A bipartisan group of 4 United States senators has actually composed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio advising him to make the release of previous RFE/RL reporter Reza Valizadeh an “immediate concern.”

Breaking news Iran Says Araqchi Met Witkoff At UN

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi fulfilled United States unique envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN

United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff(file picture )

General Assembly in New York on September 22 and laid out Tehran’s conditions for resuming the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.

Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, mentioning an unnamed source, stated the conference occurred at Witkoff’s demand which Tehran consented to it in order to communicate its conditions for resuming the tactically essential waterway.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi(file image )

According to IRIB, those conditions consist of the instant lifting of the United States marine blockade of Iranian ports, the release of frozen Iranian properties, and an end to combating on what Tehran calls the”resistance”fronts– a referral to disputes including Iran-aligned groups in the area.

There was no instant public verification of the conference from the United States.

The reported encounter comes as Tehran and Washington check out a possible go back to diplomacy in the middle of their months-long dispute and stress over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial path for worldwide oil and gas deliveries.

A senior Iranian authorities informed Reuters previously on September 22 that Iran might resume the strait to Gulf shipping within 7 days if Washington reduced military pressure and raised its blockade on Iranian ports.

Tehran had actually formerly interacted its newest proposition to Washington through arbitrators, a senior

Iranian authorities informed Reuters. The Araghchi-Witkoff encounter, if verified, would mark a shift to direct contact in between senior United States and Iranian authorities as world leaders collect in New York for the UN General Assembly.

United States President Donald Trump, nevertheless, struck a difficult line in his UN address on September 22,”alerting

United States President Donald Trump resolves the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 22, 2026.

that he might”obliterate the Islamic republicif no offer was reached to end the dispute. Trump however stated he thought Washington and Tehran would reach a contract after the United States midterm elections in November.

    <h2>Breaking news United States Senators Call On Rubio To Prioritize Release Of Ex-RFE/RL Journalist Held In Iran</h2>
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A bipartisan group of 4 United States senators has actually composed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio advising him to make the release of previous RFE/RL reporter Reza Valizadeh, who has actually been sent to prison in Iran considering that September 2024, an “immediate top priority.”

The letter was signed by Democratic Senators Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Republican Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and David H. McCormick of Pennsylvania.

“We ask that his flexibility and well-being be an immediate top priority through all readily available diplomatic channels with Iranian authorities,” the senators composed in a letter released on September 22, the 2nd anniversary of Valizadeh being put in pretrial detention while going to household in Iran.

Valizadeh, a US-Iranian double resident, is serving a 10-year sentence on charges of “teaming up with a hostile federal government.” The United States State Department has condemned his jail time and designated him as wrongfully apprehended

Valizadeh worked for RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, Radio Farda, from 2012 to 2022. The senators stated the charges versus him come from his United States citizenship and his work for Radio Farda, where he reported on corruption and repression in Iran.

The appeal comes as world leaders collect in New York for the UN General Assembly, which Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian is going to. Trump stated previously today that he would “most likely be open” to conference Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the event.

The senators stated Valizadeh’s health had “substantially shabby” at Tehran’s Evin Prison which he had actually been rejected healthcare, consisting of an inhaler required for his asthma.

“With every day of ongoing detention, Mr. Valizadeh’s life remains in risk,” they composed.

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    <h2>Breaking news Trump Expects Peace Deal With Iran After United States November Elections</h2>
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                <span>United States President Donald Trump deals with the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22.</span>
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United States President Donald Trump stated he anticipates his administration will strike a peace arrangement with Iran after citizens in the United States head to the surveys in November for midterm elections.

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, Trump cautioned he might “annihilate the Islamic republic” if no offer is reached to end the dispute, though he stays positive of an arrangement.

“I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?” Trump stated.

“Or do I annihilate the Islamic republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”

He included his speech: “Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations? But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election.”

Trump has actually frequently threatened significant attacks on Iran just to call them off, declaring an arrangement in between Washington and Tehran impended. Previously, a long lasting peace arrangement has actually been evasive, with tit-for-tat strikes by both sides resuming.

In June a memorandum of understanding was reached that intended to provide the 2 sides 60 days to work out a broad peace offer. That fell apart rapidly with combating resuming primarily around the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial international transit path for energy and customer items.

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    <h2>Breaking news Pezeshkian Flies To United States Aboard Obscure, Unsanctioned Airline</h2>

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                <span>Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian waves before leaving for New York, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on September 22.</span>
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Iran’s President Masud Pezeshkian is on his method to New York to participate in the 81st UN General Assembly, however he’s flying on an airplane run by an obscure airline company called Ashianeh.

The United States on September 8 broadened its sanctions on Iran’s air travel market to consist of all 27 staying airline companies that provided business flights and brought authorities.

Ashianeh does not run set up guest flights or offer tickets. It likewise is not typically utilized to bring authorities. That obligation is up to the US-blacklisted Meraj Airlines.

Ashianeh does not appear to have actually been approved by the United States or the European Union, making it most likely the only Iranian airline company that can bring Pezeshkian and his delegation to New York.

According to details acquired from FlightRadar24, Ashianeh’s Airbus A340 aircraft landed in Algiers for what is likely a refueling stop en path to New York.

Pezeshkian’s United States journey has actually been highly slammed by hard-liners in the house, who firmly insist taking a trip to the United States while at war is “embarrassing” and will just assist to lower oil costs. High oil costs triggered by the dispute have actually increased financial pressure on the United States and other oil-importing nations, offering Tehran a possible source of take advantage of.

United States President Donald Trump stated recently that he was “most likely open” to conference Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

Reuters on September 22 estimated a senior Iranian authorities as stating that Tehran “invites revival of diplomacy” if the United States “takes concrete actions” to reduce military pressure.

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    <h2>Breaking news United States Treasury Chief: All Iranian Airlines Will Be Shut Down From September 23</h2>
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All Iranian airline companies will be closed down worldwide from September 23, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated.

Talking to CNBC on September 21, Bessent laid out steps associated with sanctions versus Iranian airline companies enforced previously this month.

He stated airports and business that continue to offer services to approved Iranian airline companies might deal with exemption from the United States dollar monetary system.

“If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel. You cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the dollar system,” Bessent informed CNBC.

Bessent likewise stated the United States federal government is targeting banks implicated of funneling billions of dollars to Iran’s federal government. He stated 3 banks have actually currently been approved and alerted that their pertinent operations would be closed down.

“We have had now three banks that we have sanctioned, the second largest bank in Egypt, the Dubai Branch funneled more than $1.8 billion into the regime. They will be closed down. The 30th largest Turkish bank, same thing. They will be closed down. Second largest Russian bank, their external branches doing the same thing,” he stated.

“I can’t tell you whether it’s one week, one month, or six months, but I will tell you that we are pressuring them like never before,” Bessent included.

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    <h2>Breaking news Vance Says Iran Could Not Build A Nuclear Weapon Tomorrow Or Even In A Year</h2>
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United States Vice President JD Vance has actually stated Iran might not develop a nuclear weapon tomorrow, in 6 months, or within a year, even if it attempted.

In an interview with Newsmax, Vance stated that United States forces has actually damaged 3 Iranian nuclear centers with an “amazing tactical strike.” The vice president did not offer any additional information.

Vance likewise stated that United States actions were “about ensuring that they’re not able to rebuild the program.”

According to Vance, United States President Donald Trump “is trying to ensure…[Iran doesn’t] have the resources and they don’t have the infrastructure to rebuild it so two years from now, three years from now, 10 years from now, they continue to not be able to build a nuclear weapon.”

The Iranians, Vance stated, had actually reacted to the United States attack on its nuclear program by “terrorizing worldwide shipping.

For more than 20 years, Iran’s nuclear program has actually been at the center of its conflict with the United States and its allies. The West has actually stated that Tehran has actually utilized a civilian energy program to covertly develop a nuclear weapon. Iran has actually long rejected attempting to establish an a-bomb and protected its right to improve uranium.

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    <h2>Breaking news Tanker Hit By 'Unknown Projectile'In Strait Of Hormuz </h2>
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A vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an “unknown projectile,” hurting 2 team members, a British maritime company stated.

“Military authorities have informed UKMTO that a tanker conducting an inbound transit was struck by an unknown projectile,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated on September 21.

“Two crew have sustained minor injuries, and the vessel is reported to be continuing to its next port of call under its own power,” it included.

“Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO,” the firm alerted.

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    <h2>Breaking news Iran Says Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until United States Meets Its Conditions</h2>
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Iran’s primary mediator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated on September 20 that Tehran had actually communicated its conditions to Washington through arbitrators for ending its blockade of the tactical Strait of Hormuz. Qalibaf stated Tehran’s needs had actually been plainly interacted to the United States.

“Our messages and the explanation of our conditions have been clearly conveyed to the other party through mediators,” he stated, according to Iranian state tv.

He included that the Strait of Hormuz might not go back to its pre-negotiation status unless Iran’s conditions were satisfied and Washington satisfied its dedications, according to state tv.

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A day previously, Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, stated Tehran had actually interacted its conditions to Washington through Qatar.

“Our conditions are an end to the war on all fronts, the release of our frozen funds and an end to the naval blockade,” Rezaei stated in an interview with Al Jazeera on September 19.

Rezaei, a veteran leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), alerted that any additional United States military action would deal with a more powerful Iranian action than at the start of the dispute. He included that United States bases and American business interests in the area might be targeted in reaction to any United States strike.

“We are prepared for a decisive war,” he stated.

Iranian authorities stated Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, was anticipated to take a trip to Tehran on September 20 for talks with Iranian leaders and authorities as diplomatic efforts continued.

Pakistan, along with Qatar, has actually become a crucial arbitrator in between Iran and the United States considering that the war started in late February, using to assist in talks in between Tehran and Washington.

With reporting from AFP

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    <h2>Breaking news Trump Says Houthi Rebels Agree Not To Fight The United States</h2>
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United States President Donald Trump on September 20 stated Yemen’s Houthi rebels have actually concurred not to attack US-linked websites, even as the Iran-allied militant group magnifies its battle versus United States ally Saudi Arabia, a Fox News press reporter estimated the president as stating.

Fox press reporter Trey Yingst, who frequently talks with Trump, priced quote the president stating Washington is “in constant communication with the Houthis and that they’ve agreed not to fight the United States.”

It wasn’t mentioned if Trump had actually offered any guarantees to the rebel group relating to possible United States strikes.

Trump’s remarks show an earlier declaration Trump made concerning the Houthi rebels.

“The Houthis called us and they don’t want to fight with us,” Trump stated while checking out Ireland on September 12. “They don’t want us to go after them.”

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The rebels in current weeks have actually released an offensive versus the global acknowledged, Saudi-backed federal government of Yemen and have actually likewise magnified rocket and drone strikes inside Saudi Arabia.

Fox News reported that Trump is in “deciding mode” on Iran. Yingst stated the president informed him that “big things will be happening in the not-so-distant future” which “Iranians better behave, and he is making this decision as to whether or not to blow up their nation.”

Trump all of a sudden interrupted a weekend at Camp David to go back to the White House on September 19 in the middle of the increasing stress in the Middle East.

With reporting by AFP
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Breaking news Iran Says Economy Has Contracted 10 Percent Since Start Of War

Iran’s Statistical Center stated the nation’s economy contracted by more than 10 percent throughout the Middle East war, which started on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iranian military and financial websites.

Iran’s gdp (GDP) decreased 10.1 percent year-on-year from late March to late June, a duration in Iran representing the very first quarter of the Persian calendar, the analytical company reported on September 20.

Due to the fact that of reporting troubles, it is difficult to confirm the GDP figures, which some experts have actually recommended are most likely much even worse.

Even before the war, Iran’s economy had actually suffered through years of Western sanctions, with run-away inflation and currency decline striking hard.

Ahmad Alavi, an Iranian economics teacher based in Sweden, last month informed RFE/RL that, in addition to increased United States sanctions, Iran’s economy experiences inefficient policymaking, bad governance, and a wartime environment.

With reporting by AFP

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