Sichuan Department of Natural Resources and the provincial Meteorological Bureau issued a joint yellow (level‑3) meteorological risk warning for geological hazards from 20:00 Sep 19 to 20:00 Sep 20. Areas at elevated risk (25 counties/districts): Yanbian County (Panzhihua); Gaoping District, Jialing District, Yingshan County, Peng'an County, Yilong County (Nanchong); Guang'an District, Qianfeng District, Yuechi County, Wusheng County (Guang'an); Tongchuan District, Dachuan District, Wanyuan City

On the 19th, senior Iranian sources said mediators Qatar and Pakistan told Tehran Washington is ready to negotiate and serious about advancing talks. Iran said it would resume implementing the Islamabad memorandum within days if the U.S. returns to and fulfils its terms, but demands concrete, credible guarantees against future attacks. The source said Iran will begin negotiations on the nuclear file and sanctions relief once the U.S. substantively implements the memorandum — including halting hostile actions, lifting the blockade and allowing Iranian oil exports. Iran reached an understanding with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, but will not reopen the strait while the blockade persists and no U.S. agreement is in place.

US Central Command commander Brad Cooper said in a Sept. 19 video the main shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of sea mines and thousands of vessels have transited. He said Gulf partners have moved more than 1 bln barrels of crude through the strait. Over the past two weeks volumes of crude, cargo and LNG transiting the area hit a six‑month high. Cooper added that under a US-enforced blockade Iranian exports via those routes are zero.