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Trump Says U.S. and Iran Are Moving Toward Settlement

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Iranian airlines shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump said at the United Nations that the United States and Iran were moving toward a settlement.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that all Iranian airlines will be shut down from Sept. 23 as part of intensified sanctions.
Jared Kushner met with mediators on Tuesday as part of the diplomatic talks.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is open to speaking with Iran.

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UN war crimes accusation

U.S. President Donald Trump told the United Nations the United States and Iran were moving toward a settlement.
A UN mission accused U.S. strikes of war crimes, citing a cruise-missile attack on a Minab school that killed 157 civilians, children.
Iran announced it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if U.S. pressure ends.
President Donald Trump urged nations to join economic isolation of Iran and boasted munitions stockpiling.

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Historical Context

After the 1979 Iranian Revolution ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, students seized the U.S. embassy on 4 November, holding 52 diplomats for 444 days. President Carter’s failed April 24 1980 rescue, Operation Eagle Claw, led to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance’s resignation. The crisis shattered U.S.–Iran ties, prompting decades of sanctions that frame today’s Trump-Kushner negotiations.

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Iranian airlines shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump said at the United Nations that the United States and Iran were moving toward a settlement.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that all Iranian airlines will be shut down from Sept. 23 as part of intensified sanctions.
Jared Kushner met with mediators on Tuesday as part of the diplomatic talks.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is open to speaking with Iran.

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