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Rubio orders Iran's UN delegation out of New York; Trump says Iran will "sign a very fair deal, or they won't exist any longer"

Araghchi's team came for the UN General Assembly; a U.S. official said it had to go once the meeting ended.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled Iran's negotiating team from New York after talks run through Qatar stalled. Trump then threatened Iran's existence while leaving a deal on the table. The expulsion. On Rubio's orders, the U.S. mission to the UN told Iran's mission on Monday evening, Sept. 28, that Abbas Araghchi (Foreign Minister, Iran) and his delegation had to leave immediately. Araghchi had come to New York for the UN General Assembly. A U.S. official said they "had overstayed their welcome. The UN General Assembly was over, so it was time for them to go." They flew to Doha, Qatar, at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. Trump's threat. "Maybe I will blow 'em up We will blow 'em up or make a deal. But the time is coming," Trump said. He said the U.S. has spent six months rebuilding its weapons stocks, in a war now more than seven months old. (TS: his own Pentagon just asked Senate appropriators for more money to fix 'critical shortfalls,' per the BBC) Still open. Qatari mediators are still working both sides on their compromise proposal. Trump has named no deadline.

PREVIOUSLY

On Sept. 18 the U.S. granted UN General Assembly visas, with travel limits, to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Araghchi, while denying them to the Palestinian delegation for a second year. On Sept. 28 Araghchi said Iran was ready for renewed U.S. strikes and still open to diplomacy.

What six months of restocking has not yet replaced:

  • The 39-day air campaign that ended in the April 8 ceasefire fired more than 1,000 of about 3,100 prewar Tomahawk cruise missiles, per CSIS.
  • Patriot interceptors: 1,060-1,430 fired of roughly 2,200-2,330 prewar; THAAD: 190-290 fired of 360-452, CSIS estimates.
  • CSIS projects no new THAAD deliveries to U.S. stocks before April 2027, and says Tomahawk, THAAD and Patriot need three or more years to reach prewar levels.