Iran-US war latest: Trump says US will win conflict ‘very soon’ as officials begin talks with peace negotiators

Donald Trump has insisted the US will win its war in Iran “very soon” as mediators held a fresh round of peace talks in New York.

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, the US president promised the price of gas would come tumbling down after the war, adding he believed it would be over “quickly”.

"We're going to ‌win, as far ‌as I'm concerned, it's going to be ⁠one way or the other," Mr Trump said. "It's going to go pretty quickly."

It comes after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was prepared for a “doomsday” war with the US, but at the same time keeping diplomacy open.

“We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge ... We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war,” he said.

Donald Trump has publicly rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting, claiming the US was “winning tremendously”.

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.

Recap: Men arrested over RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ released on bail

Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot near an RAF base have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police has said.

They were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and later on suspicion of terrorism offences, after a villager dialled 999 when she saw three vans and a group of masked men near the base.

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Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 03:00

Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spyware

British intelligence has issued a warning after finding Iranian spies have targeted dissidents with spyware that can enable tracking of their movements.

Dissidents, activists and journalists were targeted by state actors that impersonated their contacts on messaging apps to trick them into downloading spyware called Chosen Brick, the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, warned.

The malware gave agents access to the person’s contacts, emails and social media messages as well as a device’s microphone and content on the screen.

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Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 02:00

Recap: Iranian president’s defiant UN speech accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law

Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian launched a defiant attack on the United States and Israel at the UN, the day after President Donald Trump threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic.

The US leader warned he could send Iran to “hell” during his combative address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, seven months after the war he started alongside Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu.

In his address to the gathering in New York on Wednesday, Mr Pezeshkian insisted that Iran would never surrender and held up images of children killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab.

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Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 01:00

Gulf nations keep oil flowing despite Iran war as costs mount

When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of the war, cutting off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket.

Instead, nearly seven months on, oil is expensive but not exorbitant, and analysts suggest current supply is sufficient to meet current global needs, even as the higher prices cause political problems for US President Donald Trump and others.

That's because Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers quickly found alternative routes and reached for unused pipeline capacity. When Iran and its militant allies targeted those, the oil exporters and the U.S. military found further workarounds in an often clandestine game of whack-a-mole.

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Nicole Wootton-Cane29 September 2026 00:00

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Analysis: The RAF Fairford bomb plot was designed to fail. So who was behind it?

If this was a ploy to use old school techniques in the age of drones it was doomed from the start, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley.

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 22:00

Explosions head 'likely warning shots' at vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Explosions heard tonight in Iran’s Qeshm Island are likely a result of warning shots fired at violating vessels in the Strait of Hormus, according to Iran’s state TV.

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:47

Explosion heard in Iran's Qeshm Island, state news reports

The sound of ⁠an explosion was heard in ⁠Iran's ​Qeshm ⁠Island coming ⁠from the ​direction ⁠of ‌the sea, Iran's official news ‌agency IRNA ‌said late ⁠on Monday, without providing details about the reason of ‌the ​sound.

We’ll bring you the latest on this development as soon as we have it.

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:17

Trump says US officials spoke to negotiators

Donald Trump confirmed that US officials had spoken with mediators on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he added the US will win the ‌Iran war "very ‌soon" ⁠and that gas prices will come tumbling down.

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:15

Trump ‘surprised’ as five suspects released on bail over suspected RAF Fairford plot

US President Donald Trump has said he is “surprised” five suspects were released on bail over a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, adding that he would not have released them.

Five British nationals were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism on Sunday after three suspicious vans were found near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is used by the US Air Force.

The men were released on bail on Monday after police found no viable explosives on the site, but detectives stressed the men “absolutely remain under investigation”.

Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, Mr Trump said he would not have released the suspects, adding the plot “might be” connected to Iran.

“I would have said, don't let them have bail, cashless bail,” he said. “Is it cashless bail? I guess that was one of the problems that we had, which started the whole mess of crime, and we're ending cashless bail. But over there, I'm surprised that they released them. I wouldn't have deadlines. Look, they've been very good. They worked with us very closely."

Pressed on whether Iran was involved he said: “I'd rather not. I mean, I know the answer. I can be very specific, but I'd rather not say it. But I would not have released them.”

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 September 2026 21:08