Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has denied reports that Tehran plans to respond militarily to recent restrictions imposed on Iranian aviation, according to Press TV.

In a statement, the council rejected reports that Iran will retaliate militarily over the aviation measures, saying negotiations are underway with the countries concerned to remove some of the “unlawfully imposed” restrictions on Iranian air travel.

It said Iran has “numerous non-military options” that can be used against some airports, if necessary.

Riyadh says the international community has been absent from assuming its responsibilities in confronting all that threatens peace and security.

Artillery fire hits areas in Nabatieh, Tyre districts as Lebanese army clears unexploded Israeli bombs.

Beijing calls for "bringing the Palestinian question back onto the right track of the two-state solution at an early date.

Iran offered to reopen Hormuz within seven days if the US accepted a plan it conveyed through Qatar.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's new plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported, quoting an interview with US media.

Pezeshkian also told broadcaster CBS that the Islamic republic would fulfil its obligations were the United States to agree to the proposal, according to excerpts released by state news agency IRNA.

GCC condemned ballistic missile and drone attacks launched by Houthis on Saudi cities of Riyadh and Khamis Mushait.

"This perilous escalation represents a flagrant violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and an immediate threat to civilian safety and regional stability," the council's Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said in a statement.

He also urged the international community to take a "decisive stance" and hold the Houthis accountable for their actions.

Iraq is engaged in direct talks with the US to exempt some Iraqi airports from US sanctions targeting Iranian airlines operating flights to regional hubs, officials said.

The talks aim to secure an exemption “to allow flights to resume on humanitarian grounds related to medical treatment, education, religious visits, and interests of civilians," Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office said in a statement on Facebook.

​​​​​​​Earlier this week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said operations of Iranian airlines worldwide would come to a halt as of September 23 under new sanctions. As part of the measure, Iranian flights were barred from operating in regional countries, including Oman, the UAE and Iraq.

Artillery fire hits areas in Nabatieh, Tyre districts as Lebanese army clears unexploded Israeli bombs.

Yemeni government forces say they struck Houthi positions and supply lines in the southwestern province of Taiz.

Military spokesman Majid Abdullah al-Nazili published footage on US social media platform X that he said showed strikes on Houthi fighters and supply routes in Dhubab and other parts of Taiz.