A look at the route, aircraft, and refueling stop Iran's government used to fly its president from Tehran to New York for the UN General Assembly.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig33m ago
World leaders are heading to New York for the world's biggest diplomatic gathering: the UN General Assembly. Throughout the week, attention will turn to the war in Iran, climate change and the race to rein in AI. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis and Theresa Squatrito from the London School of Economics discuss what to expect.
The US sanctions on Iranian airlines deepen Tehran's isolation, strain regional ties, and highlight global reliance on the US dollar.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team38m ago
The halt in flights to Iran underscores the US's strategic use of economic pressure, potentially reshaping global aviation dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez41m ago
The UAE's actions highlight the increasing global financial isolation of Iran, impacting regional banking dynamics and international trade.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team47m ago
More world leaders are set to speak before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Wednesday in New York, a day after President Trump addressed the forum. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will give remarks early Wednesday as America’s war in the Middle East nears the seven-month mark. Iranian and U.S. officials held indirect talks on the…
The Hill•The Hill Staff50m ago
The OECD has nudged up its forecast for global growth this year to 2.9%, saying the world economy has absorbed the energy shock from the Iran war better than expected, but it warned that persistent inflation, rising bond yields and the risk of a longer conflict continue to cloud the outlook.
Euronews50m ago
The leaders of Qatar, Turkey and Jordan called for talks with Tehran and greater international pressure on Israel.
Euronews1h ago
Baghdad and Muscat will stop accepting flights from Iran at midnight local time today. Iranian authorities are scrambling to redirect Baghdad-bound traffic to Najaf instead, and negotiating with Oman over alternatives. It’s a visible consequence of a new US sanctions…
Air Insight•Addison Schonland1h ago
Iraq, Oman and Azerbaijan join growing list of nations suspending air travel after Scott Bessent warns of further sanctions
The Trump administration claims Iranian airlines are grounded worldwide via new sanctions, but Mahan Air just flew to China and Thailand anyway.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig1h ago
Renewed diplomatic engagement may stabilize Iran's political landscape, reducing the likelihood of leadership changes and impacting market predictions.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez1h ago
US-Iran meeting takes place on sidelines despite president’s threat to ‘annihilate’ Tehran regime. Plus, one man’s month-long pilates odyssey Good morning. Donald Trump has used the platform of the UN general assembly in New York to threaten to “annihilate the Islamic republic” of Iran, “and do it quickly”. He called on countries to unite to isolate Tehran and bring down global energy prices. Despite his bombastic rhetoric, Trump also said Iranian officials held three hours of talks with the US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the meeting. Witkoff said he felt very good about the meeting, the first such contact since the US-vice-president, JD Vance, met an Iranian delegation in Switzerland in June. A senior Iranian official also indicated that Iran was prepared to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week. What else did Trump say at the UN? The president doubled down on his defence of AI development, saying warnings about runaway agents were a “hoax”; announced the US would build new military bases in Greenland; attacked the international criminal court as a “rogue organisation”; and prompted the Cuba’s delegation to stage a walkout when he described the country as a “failed state”. Did he continue his attacks on US media networks ? Trump scolded a CNN anchor for covering him at the UN, saying “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me.” Last week, the president announced he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House. Follow UN proceedings live today here . Where else is the president seeing dissent from Republicans? Another prominent Florida Republican has publicly distanced himself from Trump , days after María Elvira Salazar called out the president’s immigration-enforcement policy targeting law-abiding undocumented immigrants. Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor in November’s midterm elections, launched an updated campaign website on Tuesday that was stripped of almost every mention of Trump. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Martin Belam1h ago
Second day of UN General Assembly kicks off with speeches from world leaders, including from Syria, Iran and Ukraine.
Al Jazeera1h ago
The easing geopolitical tensions and potential supply increases may stabilize oil prices, reducing the likelihood of significant price spikes.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez2h ago
Congress has so far done little to rein in the AI industry even as some of its most prominent leaders warn about potentially catastrophic risks Sign up for US Breaking News emails The Trump administration is refusing to work with the newly appointed deputy head of the United Nations refugee agency, Reuters reported. Tressa Rae Finerty, an American who took up the role of deputy high commissioner at UNHCR earlier this month, has taken leave as she seeks a waiver from the US government that would allow her to carry out aspects of her duties, according to seven diplomatic sources. Speaking at the UN general assembly, Donald Trump re-issued his threat to “annihilate” Iran and “drive them into Hell” if the regime didn’t capitulate and make a deal.” He also said he was “working closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine ” to end the disastrous war, defended his administration’s actions in Latin America – including the midnight raid to arrest former Venezuelan president Nicólas Maduro , defended his drone strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, accused Mexico of being effectively controlled by the cartels, and said it was “unacceptable” for the US to share a border with a nation under such conditions, pointed to regime change in Cuba and said he would reject any calls for a “globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence. Shortly after his UN address, Trump signed a Greenland deal, which Greenland’s prime minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen said “underlines the importance of the Nato alliance.” In tricky, carefully worded paragraphs, she said the agreement “recognises the US defining historical and ongoing contributions to the security and defence of Greenland,” but it also “respects the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as Greenland’s right to self-determination.” Trump told a CNN reporter at the UN general assembly on Tuesday that he was “surprised” the outlet was covering him, saying it ‘shouldn’t be here’ after he banned the network alongside Politico and MS Now from the White House on Friday. At a joint press conference on Tuesday, vice-president JD Vance and Mehmet Oz , administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced that the federal government was removing 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tom Ambrose2h ago
Masoud Pezeshkian is the first leader whose country is at war with the United States to travel to New York to address the General Assembly. President Trump said he faced a choice over whether to “annihilate” the Islamic republic.
The New York Times•The New York Times2h ago
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari says Doha is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.
Al Jazeera2h ago
