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Tuesday 29 September 2026

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US Navy, via US Central Command
Debrief

Trump Denies Any Offer; Blockade Ultimatum Ends 30 September

Sep 29

The day's Debrief

Trump Denies Any Offer; Blockade Ultimatum Ends 30 September

Trump says he offered Iran nothing and the New York talks are over; the next move may now come on 30 September or 27 October rather than on Washington's post-midterm date.

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Tehran after New York

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Araghchi flies home with the two sides still far apart. Ghalibaf warns that if Iran cannot sell oil, no one in the region will, and the army puts a price on captured American soldiers. Rezaei says Trump cannot make a decision; Trump says Iran is doing very poorly.

The coalition leaves Iraq

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American convoys roll out of Kurdistan on the eve of the September 30 deadline, while in Basra crowds protest Baghdad's part in the restrictions on Iranian flights.

Guided bombs on a school in Sumy

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Four bombs hit the city centre during lessons. The children made it to the shelter; two people died in the houses nearby.

A drone raid toward the Volga, and a bomber lost in Amur

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Netanyahu warns of an attack before the vote

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From an air force hangar, Netanyahu says Israel's enemies will try to strike ahead of the elections. In Doha, Qatar's prime minister says Israel refused a day-one release of the civilian hostages.

The 30-year yield passes 5.6 percent

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The long bond hits its highest level since 2002 and the 10-year sits 70 basis points above where Trump paused his tariffs. Bitcoin, meanwhile, is having its best quarter in almost two years.

The morning after, in Odesa and Kyiv

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Ukraine & Russia

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American power

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Also that day

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