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POLITICSSep 18Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to IranPresident Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.NYT World
POLITICSSep 18Russia and China veto US-backed resolution to monitor Iran nuclear sanctionsThe proposal, which the United States had drafted to extend the UN expert panel’s mandate for a year was defeated by a vote of 11-2, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining because of the Russian and Chinese vetoes.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting in New York amid wartime stand-offThe Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core delegation”, along with essential staffers to participate in the UN meetings. The core delegation includes President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi,...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTSep 18Iran-US live: Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on war after UN says school attack may have been war crimeThe Independent World
CONFLICTSep 18The Houthis could tip the Iran war in Tehran's favorResponsible Statecraft
CONFLICTSep 18UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects reportCNBC
CONFLICTSep 18Iran claims to have attacked an oil tanker in the Strait of HormuzClarín
POLITICSSep 18Iran expels Swedish diplomat in retaliatory moveTehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 18Iran war live: Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran, tanker hit in HormuzAl Jazeera [en]
WORLDSep 17Fran Cerúndolo, Tirante or Navone: who are emerging as singles players for the Argentine Davis Cup team against Turkey in NeuquénIt will be at the Ruca Che stadium, in the western area of the provincial capital, starting on Saturday. The objective of the team captained by Javier Frana? To maintain their category and access next year's Qualifiers.Clarín
CONFLICTSep 17UN mission notes possible US war crimes in Iran strikesA United Nations fact-finding mission said it found "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran.DW News [en]
MILITARYSep 17Iran recently downed at least 2 American drones, officials sayU.S. officials tell CBS News that Iran downed at least two American drones in recent days. CBS News' James Laporta reports.CBS News
CONFLICTSep 17A UN mission believes the US committed war crimes in IranUN investigators claim that the US may have committed war crimes in Iran, where the population suffers human rights violations. The Human Rights Council is urged to act to stop the war and judge the crimes, while the US rejects the report and accuses it of bias.Clarín
CONFLICTSep 17U.N. panel says "reasonable grounds" to believe U.S. committed war crimes with two strikes in IranCBS News
MILITARYSep 17Pentagon No. 3 frustrates senators in closed-door briefing on Iran war, Trump defense strategyDemocratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war.  The briefing with the Senate Armed Services Committee started off rocky, with Colby immediately opening…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Senate Democrats, minus Fetterman, urge Hegseth to provide receipt for Iran war costsAll of the Democrats in the Senate — excluding Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman — signed an open letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing him to give Congress a cost breakdown of the war in Iran. The letter, although largely symbolic, reflects the frustration of many Democrats in Congress over what they perceive as a…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on IranRussia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 17US will allow ‘core’ Iranian delegation join United Nations summit in New YorkThe Trump administration will allow a “core delegation” of Iranian leadership to attend the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York City, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, even as the U.S. and Iran remain at war and negotiations have stalled. The State Department is granting visas for the…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN General AssemblyIran's delegation to UNGA will be smaller this year, with travel restrictions and limits on luxury goods purchases.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Iran downed at least 2 unmanned American aircraft in recent days, U.S. officials sayCBS News
POLITICSSep 17Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctionsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Trump says he is weighing whether to ‘annihilate’ IranThe Independent World
CONFLICTSep 17Attack on Iranian school presumably US war crime, says UNNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 17US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year markThe BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.BBC World