The head of Iran’s highest security body today rejected any dialogue with the US to end the war, after Donald Trump he had said he was “open” to talks.
“Do not be distracted by the conflicting signals of the American president, who alternates between ‘no negotiations’ and ‘we are ready to talk’ with Iran,” Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, wrote in X. “No talks until Iran’s conditions are met. Period!”, he added in a message in English that appears to be a direct response to statements made by Trump Monday.
The president of the United States had reiterated his “openness” to dialogue with Tehran. “The declining nation of Iran wants to reach a deal, quickly and urgently. I will decide whether or not the United States chooses to engage, an idea to which we remain open,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Tehran calls on Washington to permanently end the war and all aggression against Iran and its allies in the region, including Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Iranian regime also demands the lifting of the blockade imposed on its ports, full compensation for war damages, the lifting of sanctions against its economy and the unconditional release of its assets frozen abroad.
The Pentagon denies Trump: ‘Lack of ammunition for war with Iran’
The Pentagon has acknowledged an ammunition shortage linked to the war with Iran, a finding that the Trump administration had largely refused to confirm in recent months. The Pentagon Inspector General’s report estimates that between February 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury against Iran cost approximately $33.4 billion, of which $22.3 billion was spent on the munitions used alone. “Ammunition expenditures during Operation Epic Fury caused shortages in strategic supplies and revealed bottlenecks within ammunition supply industries,” the report notes.
Report which, however, highlights the measures adopted by the Department to accelerate production. When press reports emerged in June that the United States was rationing the use of its missiles, particularly interceptors, the government denied the claims, with President Donald Trump himself saying the country possessed “massive quantities of munitions.” At the beginning of September, Trump was still writing that the United States had “virtually unlimited quantities of ammunition.” According to the press, however, this ammunition shortage caused the president to refrain from launching further large-scale attacks against Tehran during the summer. Despite the massive deployment of interceptors, “Iranian attacks damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and facilities at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan,” the Pentagon report notes. The document, which covers the months of April to June 2026, lists damage to the air fleet: four F-15s destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tanker planes damaged or destroyed, and “up to 30” MQ-9 Reaper attack drones destroyed, among other things. The document estimates that “over 50,000” US military personnel are involved in the Gulf War, which began on February 28 with Israeli-American attacks on Iran. The report said retaliatory attacks by Iran and its allies damaged diplomatic buildings in four countries (Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).
Riyadh, 13 civilians injured in yesterday’s Houthi raids on southern Saudi Arabia
A series of attacks carried out yesterday by Yemen’s Houthis using ballistic missiles and drones injured 13 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led military coalition against pro-Iranian rebels announced today. “On Monday 14 September 2026, the militia launched attacks against civilian targets in the cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif using multiple ballistic missiles and drones, causing minor to moderate injuries to thirteen civilians, as well as damage to seven homes and two vehicles,” a coalition spokesperson wrote on X.