US-Iran War Live News Updates: Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Hormuz and end war

Sep 27, 2026 05: 58 AM IST. Yemen forces say Iranian Houthi weapons threaten Red Sea flights.

Key points

• The Iraqi administration stated Saturday it is in discussions with the United States to seek an exemption from sanctions on Iranian airlines.
• Yemen's administration forces accused the Houthis of using Iranian air defence weapons that could threaten civilian and military aircraft flying over the Red Sea.
• "Using Iranian weapons from Yemeni territory poses a direct threat to international air navigation routes and cannot be considered a purely domestic Yemeni issue, " al-Nazili remarked.
• Sardar Shekarchi, chief spokesman of Iran's armed forces, notes that if the US intervenes in the Strait of Hormuz, it will be "slapped".
• "The Iraqi government is holding direct talks with the American side to exempt certain Iraqi airports from these measures, " the prime minister's media office remarked.

Brigadier General Majed al-Nazili, a spokesman for the administration forces, stated the weapons had been modified with assistance from experts from Iran's Revolutionary Guards and were being applied against warplanes and cruise missiles.

He remarked the weapons were unable to distinguish between military and civilian targets, potentially endangering commercial aircraft and passengers. Sep 27, 2026 05: 33 AM IST.

Pezeshkian warns US and Israel are trying to pit countries against each other.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian remarked his trip to the UN General Assembly provided Iran a platform to call out what he described as the world's most untrustworthy actors those who violate international law while lecturing others regarding trust, according to Iran's IRNA news agency.

On the US and Israel: Speaking after his return to Tehran, Pezeshkian remarked Iran employed the UN platform to draw attention to what he called the "oppression of the Iranian people" and actions by the US and Israel.

On regional unity: He argued that Iranians and the broader Middle East remain trapped by "cowardice and bullying, " and pressed Islamic nations to recognize when outside powers are working to turn them against one another.

Notably, a call to action: Pezeshkian pressed Islamic countries to "wake up" and stop infighting, framing unity as a defense against efforts to divide them. Sep 27, 2026 04: 52 AM IST.

Iranian army spokesperson notes US will be 'slapped' if it intervenes in Hormuz strait.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a world power, will never allow America to return to its previous position in the new world order, " Iran's Tasnim news agency quoted Shekarchi as saying.

"Americans dream of interfering in the Strait of Hormuz, and if they interfere in the Strait of Hormuz, they will be slapped." Sep 27, 2026 04: 43 AM IST. Iraq seeks exemption from US ban on Iran airlines.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi administration stated Saturday it is in discussions with the United States to seek an exemption from sanctions on Iranian airlines. It have disrupted travel for patients, students and pilgrims.

All Iraqi airports enforced the US ban this week, resulting in major disruption at the airport serving the holy city of Najaf, the main destination in Iraq for Iranian flights.

"The Iraqi government is holding direct talks with the American side to exempt certain Iraqi airports from these measures, " the prime minister's media office remarked. Sep 27, 2026 04: 39 AM IST.

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