2026 Iran War: 2026-09-24

The United States proposed a $5 billion fund to help Middle Eastern countries rebuild energy infrastructure damaged during the war with Iran, according to OSINTdefender. The initiative is framed as reducing reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas shipments.

At the United Nations, President Trump said the United States would either negotiate a deal with Iran or take decisive action against its nuclear program, according to OSINTdefender. The remarks follow ongoing UNGA diplomacy and Iranian warnings over Hormuz and aviation sanctions.

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei urged neighboring countries not to enforce new US aviation sanctions and said airports that cut Iranian flights could face retaliation that stops flights to Iran. Al Jazeera reported all Iranian flights to and from the UAE were cancelled on Sept. 24, after Azerbaijan and Georgia suspended Iranian flights a day earlier.

Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said the United States has been given a five-day deadline to meet Tehran’s conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Al Jazeera’s Sept. 24 live coverage.

A military adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Iran may expand the war to the Indian Ocean if the United States or Israel attacks again, Al Jazeera reported. Tehran says it has prepared plans for a worst-case scenario if US-Israeli bombardment restarts.

Al Jazeera reported that Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Washington has been given a five-day deadline to meet Tehran's conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz. The warning follows Rezaei's earlier statement that Hormuz would stay closed and talks would not resume unless US demands are met.