Overnight exile outlets cited a Wall Street Journal report that Washington had dismissed a Qatari-conveyed Iranian plan tying a pause in fighting to reopening Hormuz within seven days, with strikes possibly resuming after U.S. midterms. Trump later confirmed he had turned down the offer, saying Tehran was losing and could not have a nuclear weapon, a point also raised in his talks with Xi.

State media sidestepped the dismissal. The IRGC said punishment of the United States would continue until Iranian conditions were met, the Defense Ministry said strategic assets had moved underground, and Pezeshkian, leaving New York, conditioned return to the Islamabad understanding on talks without coercion.

On flights, the Supreme National Security Council denied any plan for military retaliation against regional airports, as Iraq sought a U.S. exemption and Tehran pressed Baghdad over curbs, while France pursued a Security Council text on Hormuz navigation.