📰 10 sources 16 articles · 27 Sep 2026, 18:05 → 18 days ago

Trump threatens to resume strikes on Iran as Tehran denies resuming talks

Mutual escalation between Washington and Tehran against the backdrop of the ongoing war, the nuclear file and the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump says he is considering resuming strikes on Iran and expects the confrontation to end very soon, while Tehran denies any plans to resume negotiations and insists on its conditions for reopening the strait, amid Qatari mediation and indirect contacts through intermediaries.

📍 Where things stand: As of 29 September 2026, Trump continues to speak of the confrontation with Iran ending soon, describing it as "collapsing greatly," while Tehran denies any direct negotiations and insists on its conditions regarding Hormuz, with Qatari mediation and indirect contacts through intermediaries continuing.

⏱️ Timeline

27 Sep 2026, 18:05 Axios quoted US President Donald Trump as saying he is considering resuming strikes on Iran on a continuing basis and that he expects further talks with Tehran during the week. Trump affirmed that the US military is facilitating the passage of large quantities of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, noting that more than 20 million barrels crossed the strait over the weekend. The site quoted a US official as saying Qatari mediators are continuing shuttle diplomacy, while Trump said Tehran wants an agreement but not the one he wishes to conclude, and that the agreement Iran proposed could have been accepted a year ago.
27 Sep 2026, 23:20 Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted a source close to the Iranian delegation taking part in the UN General Assembly meetings in New York as saying there is no plan to negotiate with the United States on the delegation's agenda, after Trump said he expects talks with Iran to continue during the current week. The source stated that Tehran conveyed its observations and positions to the US side last Tuesday.
28 Sep 2026, 02:07 US President Donald Trump expected talks with Iran to resume during the week, noting that the Iranians want a different agreement from the one he wants, while Tehran insisted on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and affirmed that a negotiated solution is the only path to a settlement. Regionally, the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out strikes around Taiz that killed dozens, while Riyadh called for guaranteeing freedom of navigation in Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
28 Sep 2026, 06:45 In remarks to Fox News, Trump renewed his assertion that he will not allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon and did not rule out a new strike on Tehran before the midterm congressional elections, saying he expects the United States to achieve "a very soon victory in the war with Iran," and expecting oil prices to return to their previous levels once the war ends and large quantities of oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz.
28 Sep 2026, 10:08 Iranian official media said there are no plans to resume negotiations with Washington. Iranian officials denied reports of an imminent resumption of talks with Washington, while Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei affirmed that the Arabian Sea will soon witness an operation to clear it of foreign forces, stressing adherence to the security of the Strait of Hormuz, as Qatar continues its mediation to bring Tehran and Washington's views closer.
28 Sep 2026, 22:15 US President Donald Trump said the United States will win the war on Iran "very soon," and revealed that US officials spoke today with Iran's mediators, affirming that Tehran "will never" obtain a nuclear weapon and that the Iranians know it, and expecting a sharp drop in gasoline prices. Iran's ISNA agency reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet the mediators of the talks with America in New York.
29 Sep 2026, 13:09 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi linked the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the implementation of Iranian conditions and denied making any nuclear concession. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that no one will sell oil in the region if Iran is prevented from selling its oil, while the Revolutionary Guard threatened to use new weapons if strikes resume. Trump had said the war with Iran would end "very soon," expecting gasoline prices to fall.
29 Sep 2026, 17:56 US President Donald Trump said the operation against Iran was very successful and among the most important achievements of his term, adding regarding Iran that "everything will end very, very soon."
29 Sep 2026, 18:13 Israel's Channel 15 reported that the mini ministerial cabinet will meet tonight. US Vice President JD Vance said Mojtaba Khamenei "is alive" according to available evidence, and that Washington is guessing at Iran's position given the absence of a clear decision-making system.
29 Sep 2026, 18:32 US President Donald Trump renewed his assertion that Iran will not be able to possess a nuclear weapon, describing it as "collapsing greatly" and saying the confrontation with it "will end soon." He said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon could be recorded in history books as one of the United States' most prominent achievements, during his participation in the "Golden Age" event dedicated to announcing an artificial intelligence initiative, with indirect contacts through mediators continuing.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage split between outlets that led with Trump's escalatory remarks and his expectations that the confrontation with Iran will end, those that led with the Iranian denial and the positions of Iran's leadership, and one that combined the US remarks with Iran's conditions on the Strait of Hormuz.

annahar.com Led with Trump's remarks to Axios, focusing on the possibility of resuming strikes, Qatari mediation and oil flows through Hormuz, and later on his saying Washington will win "very soon" and Araghchi's meeting with the mediators.
al jazzera Limited itself to Trump's remarks to Axios, highlighting his statement that Iran "overestimated its cards of power" and his reference to the US military facilitating large oil flows through Hormuz, without details on the mediation.
CNN Arabic Opened with IRNA's report quoting a source close to the Iranian delegation in New York saying there is no plan to negotiate with Washington, following Trump's remarks that he expects talks to continue.
France 24 Combined in one report Trump's expectation that talks with Iran will resume, Tehran's insistence on its conditions for reopening Hormuz, and the Houthi accusation that Saudi Arabia carried out strikes around Taiz that killed dozens, alongside Riyadh's call to guarantee freedom of navigation.
العين الإخبارية Led with Trump's remarks to Fox News: not allowing Iran a nuclear weapon, not ruling out a strike before the midterm congressional elections, and expecting "a very soon victory" and oil prices returning to their previous levels.
جريدة القدس Focused on the Iranian denial of reports about an imminent resumption of talks and on Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei saying the Arabian Sea will soon witness an operation to clear it of foreign forces, while noting Qatari mediation.