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Tensions between Washington and Tehran deepened after President Trump rejected Iran's seven-day roadmap to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities, calling Tehran's demands overreach. Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian, said Iran would not 'bend the knee' and remained prepared for renewed conflict, even 'doomsday war,' while insisting frozen assets be released and oil sales resume. The IRGC threatened to strike US warships anywhere, including the Indian Ocean, if Washington resumed attacks, and Iran's military said the war 'is not over.' The US, for its part, rejected Iran's claim of having captured an American underwater drone in the Strait, and separately confirmed it had previously offered to supply enriched uranium for Iran's civilian program, an offer Tehran refused. Despite the rhetoric, both sides signaled openness to further contacts: the US allowed an Iranian delegation, including Pezeshkian and Araghchi, to attend UN General Assembly meetings in New York, and the two countries held their first direct talks since June, when a ceasefire collapsed. Trump said he still expected new talks this week even as he criticized Iran for 'overplaying its hand.' Saudi Arabia's foreign minister urged the UN to protect maritime routes amid the Iranian and Houthi threats, underscoring the wider regional stakes of the standoff, which has kept Gulf shipping and energy security on edge for months.