Shipping and regional talks Fox’s Jeff Paul report

Sep 24

Fox’s Jeff Paul reports Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani talks under the Mecca defense agreement amid Houthi attacks. He describes reported Houthi control near the Red Sea and an Iranian proposal for reopening Hormuz with conditions on sanctions, blockade and a ceasefire. He contrasts comments about U.S. election timing with Pezeshkian’s denial and carries Perdue’s account of pressure on China. Military-control claims and proposals remain attributed, and no accepted agreement is asserted.

In the September 24 Fox interview, Pezeshkian says Iran did not choose war, will defend itself and will not surrender outside an international legal framework. He says Iran seeks an agreement under international law. Asked about U.S. midterm elections, he says Iran does not base its decisions on American elections and that a legally framed agreement could be reached before or afterward. Asked whether the war will end before year-end, he gives no firm date, again favors dialogue, alleges Israel imposed the war and says America must choose whether to end it. Fox's immediate Yingst segment presents the self-defense answer alongside skepticism about Iranian resistance and a possible deal. IRINN emphasizes self-defense and rejection of surrender; Oman emphasizes readiness for negotiations and his statement that ending the war rests with Washington. Fox's September 25 regional report contrasts a reported Iranian foreign-minister remark about helping Trump before the elections with Pezeshkian's explicit denial of an electoral calculation. These are competing positions and interpretations; neither the war's end nor renewed accepted negotiations is reported as achieved.