GEOPOLITICS
1. Trump rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz ceasefire; Tehran says diplomacy is "the only way"
What happened: President Trump on Saturday rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and restart nuclear talks in exch…

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1. Trump rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz plan; posts "Trump Strait" map
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi offered a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Horm…

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1. US and Iran explore phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased agreement under which Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and W…

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1. Trump hosts Xi at the White House — first visit in a decade
President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping for a two-day state visit, Xi&…

GEOPOLITICS
1. Trump–Xi summit opens in Washington; first Chinese state visit since 2015
President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet at the White House Sept. 23–25 — the second head-of-state summit this year and the first Chinese state visit to Washington in over a decad…

Geopolitics
1. Iran's Strait of Hormuz standoff tilts toward negotiation, but oil still above $100
The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — centerpiece of the Trump administration's "Operation Economic Outcast," dubbed an "economic D-Day&q…

Geopolitics
1. U.S.–Iran conflict escalates as Tehran strikes tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend for what it called an "illegal attempt" to transit the Strait of Hormuz (T…

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1. U.S.–Iran conflict escalates; Trump returns to White House as Tehran sets terms

What happened: The U.S. and Iran remain in open conflict that began in late February. On Saturday evening President Trump returned abruptly to the White House from Camp Dav…

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Geopolitics
1. Russia signals escalation in Ukraine as EU sends €3.3B for drones and missiles
Russia is preparing to escalate its war in Ukraine and intensify hybrid attacks on Kyiv's European alli…

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Geopolitics
1. Iran strikes a Togo-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as the war's spillover widens
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursd…