Axios reports that during the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday U.S. Middle East envoy Witkoff and Kushner held indirect talks with Iranian foreign minister Araghchi, with Qatari officials relaying messages. Araghchi conveyed Iran's conditions: if the U.S. lifts a naval blockade, lifts oil‑sales sanctions and restores a comprehensive regional ceasefire, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week and resume nuclear talks. Trump rejected the proposal on Saturday, but a U.S. offi

Excess tax revenue in South Korea could exceed 50 tln won (~$37.0 bln), driven partly by a stronger-than-expected semiconductor cycle, YONHAP reports. That windfall could lift the Future Fund — the vehicle for channeling surplus tax receipts into strategic investment and fiscal reserves — above 200 tln won. The Ministry of Economy and Finance is expected to publish a revised 2026 national tax revenue forecast later this month. Officials say the surprise receipts give the government room to raise spending without matching increases in borrowing; the 2027 budget proposal would direct most of the semiconductor-related windfall to AI, chip support and youth programs while limiting bond issuance and building a fiscal buffer.

美國總統特朗普：現在在美國工作的人數比我們國家歷史上任何時候都要多！