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China urged the Philippines to stop multilateralizing the South China Sea dispute and return to bilateral consultations after Beijing exercised its right of reply on Sept. 28 during the 81st UN General Assembly general debate. Deputy Permanent Representative Sun Lei said the UN is not an appropriate forum for the issue but Beijing deemed it necessary to rebut Manila’s remarks. China reiterated its long‑standing position that the “so‑called South China Sea arbitration” was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines and contravenes core international‑law principles such as state consent and pacta sunt servanda, including UNCLOS. China called on the Philippines to resume bilateral talks and jointly manage differences to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.

Iran’s foreign minister told IRNA he met with Qatar mediators on Monday to discuss proposals to present to the United States and has set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Iran’s Supreme Leader has stressed the strait will reopen only once those conditions are met. He said Iran has conveyed the conditions to the US and the international community and has proposed responses if the US claims to seek an agreement or peaceful resolution. He will return to Tehran within hours and will not stay in New York to await a US reply; Qatar will pass any US response to Iran via appropriate channels. Communications between Qatar and Pakistan mediators remain open and, following Iran’s proposal, have entered a more serious phase.