Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov told reporters at UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, after speaking at the UN General Assembly, that the West Bank situation is rapidly deteriorating and that Israeli settlement plans could further shrink the space for establishing a Palestinian state, in response to questions on Palestine and the two-state solution.

According to the Kazakh presidential website, President Tokayev signed a decree on the 27th removing Kosanov as defense minister.

Oman Foreign Minister Badr told the 81st UN General Assembly on the 26th that Oman will continue efforts to safeguard navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and urged parties to cooperate with Oman under international law. He said the US and Israel mounted a joint "preemptive" military strike on Iran on Feb. 28 and Iran retaliated. Navigation through the Strait remains disrupted, severely reducing seaborne crude exports. On Aug. 25 Iran and Oman issued a joint statement proposing a mutually agreed secure maritime corridor in the Strait and urged consultations with other Persian Gulf littoral states, adherence to applicable international law and respect for coastal states' sovereign rights.