Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a highly-anticipated state visit to the United States, where the leaders reportedly discussed a number of thorny issues including Iran, trade, and artificial intelligence.

Tehran has becoming increasingly effective at targeting U.S. bases in the region over the past months.

Pezeshkian said nuclear weapons were prohibited under religious rulings cited by Iran's supreme leader. His comments come as the IAEA continues to face difficulties obtaining information and conducting verification at Iranian nuclear sites.

The Iranian leader said Tehran is willing to dilute its stockpile of uranium that is enriched to 60 percent. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sept. 24 that the United States, not Iran, must decide whether to end the ongoing conflict, while denying that Tehran seeks a nuclear weapon.

Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups has helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launch precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, part of a dramatic improvement in Iranian targeting capabilities over the past several months,

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GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries’ largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline for Tehran as the U.S. navy blockades its ports.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian cast Iran as a victim of U.S. aggression at the United Nations General Assembly as a delegate walked out.