Links to reports from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 9-25-26.) — MCM

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Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the U.S. on a possible deal, by Samy Magdy and Collin Binkley | AP  CAIRO — Three officials say mediators were still working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, with the indirect talks expected to resume today. READ MORE . . .

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Iranian FM stands firm on terms at UNGA. From the Cradle. Iran wants peace through diplomacy but is fully ready for any renewed U.S.-Israeli aggression and is prepared for an “apocalyptic war” if necessary, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in an interview with NBC News. READ MORE . . .

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Iranian cruise missile hit U.S. vessel, injured several Marines onboard: report. From the Cradle. Eight U.S. Marines were wounded in a retaliatory Iranian missile strike on one of Washington’s vessels two weeks ago, three officials told NBC News today. READ MORE . . .

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