Iran's supreme leader said compatriots over the past seven months have, responsibly and passionately, filled squares and streets nationwide, bolstering the morale of Islamic fighters and instilling fear in the enemy.

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. official and two regional sources say Qatari mediators continued shuttle diplomacy over the weekend, circulating a compromise text and iterating edits; mediators were expected to meet Araghchi and Witkoff on Monday.

Xiaomi-backed chipmaker Zhuhai Yiwei Technology plans to begin Hong Kong pre-IPO roadshows as early as this week, seeking over $100m. The company cleared its HKEX listing hearing last week and aims to start bookbuilding as soon as next week, with a potential listing in mid-October.