US Iran Live Updates: Iranian president says it is up to Washington to choose if it wants to end Tehran war

Sep 25, 2026 05: 29 AM IST. US to hand over centre at Baghdad airport: Iraqi FM.

Key points

• Although the alert has now been stood down, saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defence issued a warning on its National Early Warning Platform for Jazan Province.
• According to Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence has, the danger in Jazan has passed.
• Britain warns Iran that UK will not tolerate hostile activity on British soil, Sky News reports.
• There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of an attack on Riyadh or of damage or casualties in either Taif and Yanbu.
• The defence agency remarked "the danger has passed in Jazan Province, " in a further update on X.

Notably, the United States will transfer to Iraq a diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad airport that was repeatedly targeted by Iran-backed groups during the Middle East war, the foreign ministry remarked Thursday.

It remarked an agreement was signed with the US charge d'affaires Steven Fagin "to hand over the diplomatic support centre affiliated with the US embassy at Baghdad International Airport to the Iraqi government".

For context, the move, it continued, was part of efforts to end the US-led coalition's military presence in Iraq, with the remaining troops set to complete their exit by September 30. Sep 25, 2026 05: 12 AM IST.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband informed ⁠Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi in a ⁠gathering that the ‌UK will "not tolerate intimidation, threats ⁠or ⁠hostile activity ⁠on ‌UK soil" from ‌groups linked ‌to his country, Sky News documented on Thursday. Sep 25, 2026 05: 08 AM IST. Saudi Arabia problems warning for Jazan Province, stands down shortly after.

Notably, the defence agency remarked "the danger has passed in Jazan Province, " in a further update on X. Sep 25, 2026 05: 06 AM IST.

Iranian president notes it is up to US to choose if it wants to end Iran war.

When he ⁠was asked if the conflict ‌could end by the end of the year, ranian President Masoud Pezeshkian remarked it was up to the United ⁠States to choose when the Iran war will end.

"It's America that ⁠must ⁠choose whether it wants ⁠to ‌end this or not, " ‌Pezeshkian remarked, responding to ‌the question in an interview aired on Thursday evening on Fox ⁠News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" ‌show. Sep 25, 2026 05: 02 AM IST. Houthis say targeted Riyadh, Saudi Aramco facilities in yanbu.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis remarked on Thursday that they had rolled out missile and drone attacks on what they described as "a sensitive target" in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh and on Saudi Aramco facilities in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.

For context, the statement came after Saudi Arabia remarked it had intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis towards the southern province of Taif and Yanbu area on the Red Sea.

There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of an attack on Riyadh or of damage or casualties in either Taif and Yanbu. Sep 25, 2026 05: 01 AM IST.

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Taken together, the developments around US Iran Live Updates: Iranian president says it is up to Washington point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.