Iran remains open to diplomacy but ready to defend itself: Gharibabadi
Iran remains open to all diplomatic processes while remaining fully prepared to defend itself, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said, according to Press TV.
Speaking to Al Arabiya on Monday night, Gharibabadi stated that Tehran is finalizing its response to the American side’s observations and views regarding the proposal Iran presented in New York.
Iran Guards say struck vessel in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a vessel that was attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows, AFP reported.
The Guards’ navy said in a statement published on the force’s news platform, Sepah News, that “a supertanker, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire”.
The ship targeted had tried to sail through the area “by disabling its transponders” and “by ignoring warnings from the Guards’ Navy”, the statement said.
Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran 'at all'
President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," adding that Moscow and Beijing had "too much to lose" if they enabled Tehran, Reuters reported.
Trump said on Truth Social that he had seen comments from his critics and opponents that China and Russia were helping Iran.
"If they are, it's at a very low level, but I don't believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast," Trump wrote.
Oil falls as Russian diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks
Oil prices fell on Tuesday and were on track for their first decline in nearly a week, as traders assessed supply risks from attacks on Saudi Arabia while weighing the prospect of additional diesel supplies from Russia.
Brent crude futures dropped $1.18, or 1.1%, to $105.47 a barrel by 0625 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $1.17, or 1.3%, at $92.57 a barrel.
UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran, and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters reproted.
The RAF Fairford base in southwest England, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, became the focal point for a major security response after five British men were arrested nearby in the early hours of September 27 on suspected terrorism and explosive offences.
Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services
Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the skies over Saudi Arabia's capital.
Operations at King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia's second-busiest airport after Jeddah, were suspended to "allow for the completion of procedures to ensure the safety and operational readiness of the airport's facilities", the Saudi civil aviation authority said in a statement.