As Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepared to meet with intermediaries in New York on Monday, Tehran and the U.S. traded jibes over the latest truce proposal.

Iraq's Najaf International Airport will resume flights to and from Iran within 24 hours, the country's ambassador to Tehran announced this Monday, following a suspension that began Friday, due to threats of U.

Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.

Experts suspect an Iran link after five were allegedly arrested with explosives near a U.K. U.S. military base. Russia and Islamic terrorists are also under scrutiny.

Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz.

A rare statement on Monday attributed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei noted the “painful blows” that enemy forces have received near the Strait of Hormuz.

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators are expected to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly pulled from the rubble of a Tehran hospital after it was struck during Israeli and US military attacks, according to Iranian official Mohsen Heydari.

Mediators are trying to facilitate more talks, but Washington signals faith in its pressure tactics.