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Iran has warned South Korea against any military participation in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, saying such involvement would amount to direct support for an aggressor and could have serious consequences.

Pakistan's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, has emphasized that Islamabad strongly believes diplomacy, dialogue, and confidence-building are the most effective means for resolving disputes.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei has said the Islamic Republic maintains very good and friendly relations with China, stressing that contacts between the two countries continue at various levels.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi has reiterated that the agency is unable to verify the status of Iran's declared nuclear material and facilities due to a lack of access and information from Tehran.

At the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned the aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the country's peaceful, safeguards-subjected nuclear facilities, emphasizing that through these attacks, the aggressors bombed the UN Charter, the IAEA Statute, and fundamental nuclear safety rules.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on September 7 that he was alarmed by the resumption of attacks between the United States and Iran, warning the violence was affecting the wider Persian Gulf region.

The Chairman of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission announced Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's attendance at the commission, and said that the meeting addressed issues such as measures taken regarding the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and interactions between Iran and Oman, particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that restoring trust between his nation and Iran could take years or even decades.

According to an estimate based on Brown University's Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, US consumers have incurred roughly $100 billion in additional gasoline and diesel costs since the war with Iran began, with the figure rising by about $1 million every 2 minutes.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has announced that three operational cells belonging to a Takfiri terrorist group had been disbanded in the country's southeast, with nine terrorists arrested and three others killed during clashes with security forces.

Two Iranian security personnel were killed in an armed attack near the city of Zahedan in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province, which borders Pakistan, according to Iran's official news agency, IRNA.

On Sept. 7, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.

Jónas G. Allanson, Director General of the Defence Directorate at Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, recently signed an extension agreement for a collaboration project with NATO's Kosovo Force Command (KFOR), valid until the end of 2028. The project was first established in its current form in 2020, at NATO's request. Iceland has, however, supported Kosovo in airspace and civil aviation operations and in other areas for a long time. The Icelandic Transport Authority runs the project on behalf of Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Civilian employees of the Department of National Defense (DND) also have a role in building up the country's credible deterrent posture, a ranking defense official said on Monday.

"No terrorist can hide. I commend our heroic fighters who engaged the enemy and eliminated the terrorist who carried out the attack in Samaria."

A senior Hamas official strongly condemned Israeli settlers and troops for their attacks in the West Bank and slammed the silence of the global community and international bodies in the face of the Zionist regime's blatant crimes.

On 6 September, Mr Amichai Chikli, an Israeli Government minister, used offensive language to impugn the President of the Republic and the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. This language is unacceptable and has no place in the dialogue between States.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on Filipinos to unite in defending the country's maritime rights and protecting its waters as the Philippines observes Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA Mo) 2026.

Yemen's armed forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree says that continued Saudi attacks on Yemen would not go unanswered, following Saudi airstrikes on several areas in the country.

The Western Balkan armed conflicts of the 1990s were among Europe's darkest moments in its recent history. We are standing in solidarity with all victims, survivors and their families who suffered from war crimes in countries of former Yugoslavia.