Trump said he was in decision mode for very big moves on Iran while remaining open to meeting Pezeshkian in New York, as Qatar said it was working to resume Tehran-Washington talks ahead of Araghchi's arrival.
The Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters and the IRGC answered with warnings of new weapons, an expanded geography of war and painful retaliation, coupled with a claim to have downed an American MQ-1 over Hormuz.
Treasury Secretary Bessent then set the day's concrete measure, saying world skies would close to all Iranian carriers from 1 Mehr, followed by reports of domestic and foreign flight disruptions and Turkish Airlines suspending Iran flights until March 2027.
At home, state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani, closed Qom seminaries and declared mourning, while France moved to summon Iran's ambassador after the sealing of its language institute in Tehran.