Day 207 of the WarTuesday, September 22, 2026
Day 207 — Trump Takes Iran to the UN Podium; Majlis Panel Backs 20% Cargo Seizures in Hormuz; France Drafts a Hormuz Mission
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Tehran Answers — 'Unpredictable Blows' and an Underground Arsenal
Iran- A senior security source told the IRGC-linked Fars that Iran has successfully tested several anti-ship and surface-to-surface missile models for a new war, and that weapons research and production have moved fully underground and run around the clock, per Iran International.source
- The General Staff and Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters called Trump's UN remarks 'domestic propaganda' and a sign of 'strategic deadlock,' saying the armed forces are ready to deliver 'harsher, more devastating and unpredictable blows' to America and Israel, per Iran International.source
- Qom MP Qasem Ravanbakhsh warned that arresting Pezeshkian in New York would be 'no trouble' for Washington and that a last-minute snub by Trump would disgrace the country, while Kayhan urged him to turn the UN into a court trying America, per Iran International.source
- Montenegro's top court approved the extradition to the U.S. of Iranian-Turkish citizen Amir Barati, described by Montenegrin officials as an IRGC member and accused of hacking more than 150 U.S. universities since 2013, causing over $3.4 billion in damage, per Iran International.source
Ali Zarei on Death Row; a Mother at Ghazaleh Chalabi's Grave
Iran- As regime officials take the UN stage, Masih Alinejad says Ali Zarei, 27, a gas-station worker wounded in the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising who lost an eye to the IRGC, sits in solitary confinement in Qezel Hesar prison under a death sentence.source
- Responding to Kallas's meeting with Araghchi, Alinejad says more than 70 people remain at imminent risk of execution for protesting and asks whether he made any concrete commitment to halt executions.source
- On the fourth anniversary of her killing, Fateme Mojtabai stood at the grave of her daughter Ghazaleh Chalabi — shot by a military bullet in Amol on September 22, 2022, while filming protests over Mahsa Amini's death — vowing to seek justice, per RadioFarda.source
The Hormuz Law — 20% of the Cargo for Ships That Break Tehran's Rules
Gulf & Naval- Parliament's national security commission approved Articles 13–15 of a 'Strategic Action Plan' for Hormuz: ships breaching Iran's transit rules face confiscation of 20% of their cargo or its value and temporary seizure until paid, with special maritime-law court branches, per Iran International.source
- Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad said 'the thread of negotiations is tied to the Strait of Hormuz' and 'we will not back down,' claiming Iran reached a Hormuz arrangement with Oman before 'the Americans pressured' Muscat, per Iran International.source
- Yahya Rahim Safavi, aide to Mojtaba Khamenei, said Tehran seeks lasting Gulf security with regional states and without America, regretted the collapse of the Oman summit — blaming Washington — and said the pressure now spans both Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, per Iran International.source
Trump at the UN: 'Imagine Such a Regime With a Nuclear Weapon'
Global- Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Trump said the Islamic Republic has killed more than 72,000 of its own citizens this year, recently 10,000 for protesting: 'Just imagine such an evil regime getting a nuclear weapon,' per LiveIranNews.source
- Trump also announced a three-hour meeting between U.S. officials and a delegation from the Islamic Republic, describing it as 'very constructive,' per Iran International.source
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC no Trump-Pezeshkian meeting is scheduled but Washington is 'certainly prepared' if a positive outcome is possible, stressing that 'Iran can never have nuclear weapons,' per Iran International.source
- Pezeshkian arrived in New York saying he hopes the Assembly helps end 'war and bloodshed' and that he will raise Minab and Lamerd as the 'oppression of Iran's children,' per Iran International.source
Europe Draws Lines — Macron, Kallas and a Hormuz Mission
Global- Macron told the Assembly that freedom of navigation in Hormuz 'should not be turned into a tool for blackmail' and that reopening it is a priority; Reuters reports France, coordinating with the U.S., is drafting a resolution for an international mission to restore traffic, per Iran International.source
- After meeting Trump, Macron said they agreed on joint action to calm energy markets by protecting critical Middle East infrastructure and ensuring free navigation in Hormuz; he later told ABC that regime change by bombing 'does not work,' per Iran International.source
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Araghchi and raised the 'sharp increase' in executions and death sentences, insisting there were no tolls on Hormuz before the war and there should be none after it, per Iran International.source
- Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad said the Gulf crisis can be solved through diplomacy, reopening Hormuz and reviving talks, while UN chief Guterres called for de-escalation and full freedom of navigation, per Iran International.source