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September 27, 2026. Day 212. The President explained his rejection of Iran's seven-day plan: "They want to make a deal where we open the Strait immediately because they're losing so badly." The plan he described reopens the strait on day six. Meanwhile Iran's president told CBS News that Tehran would admit UN nuclear inspectors as part of a long-term ceasefire — the first movement on that file in seven months.

Tonight's report:

• Trump, Saturday: "I'm rejecting their deal... We're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Hormuz Strait." He said Iran wants the strait opened immediately "because they're dying"• A matter of record: the plan Araghchi described Friday has four or five days of initial steps, the strait reopening on day six, and talks on day seven. Neither government has published the text, so nobody outside can check which version is which• Pezeshkian tells CBS News that despite an "atmosphere of distrust," Iran would allow UN nuclear inspectors in as part of a long-term ceasefire, and denies seeking to assassinate the American president• The weight of that offer: the IAEA has had no inspectors in Iran since February 28, and still cannot account for over 200 kg of 60% enriched uranium. But the offer is tied to a ceasefire that does not exist and was made to a television network rather than to the Agency• Three voices from Tehran in one day: a general saying "the war is not over, we have won"; Pezeshkian saying Iran "no longer trusts talks with Washington"; and Araghchi saying only a negotiated settlement can end the deadlock• Two different oceans: Washington says it has "total control" of the strait, Tehran says it stays closed until the economic war ends. Counts range from three vessels in a day to more than 2,000 escorted in two months• The IRGC says it seized an American submarine drone in the strait — the second such claim this month. Washington addressed neither• The IRGC repeats it will target American ships in the Indian Ocean if fighting resumes• Iran's deputy foreign minister says walkouts during Netanyahu's UN address "spoke louder than any speech." Delegations walked out of Pezeshkian's speech too• The standing figures: 861 American wounded and 18 killed after 37 names were added Friday; 20 seafarers dead in the strait; nearly 130,000 Yemenis displaced; and an eighteen-day pause in Iranian missile fire• The UN panel of experts monitoring Iran sanctions reaches the end of its mandate today. The sanctions remain; the body that watched them does not

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes custard pie, in American cookbooks since 1796. The rule: blind-bake the shell and seal it with egg white. About $4.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

ABC News — Trump's remarks rejecting the plan, the IRGC on the Indian Ocean — https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-irgc-ready-counteroffensive-us-attacks/?id=136611503CBS News — Pezeshkian on inspectors, the seized drone claim, the deputy foreign minister on Netanyahu — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-strait-of-hormuz-7-day-proposal/Al Jazeera — Araghchi's seven-day plan; the general on consolidating victory; Pezeshkian on trust — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/27/iran-war-live-tehran-awaits-official-response-as-trump-rejects-hormuz-planThe National — Araghchi on a negotiated settlement — https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/26/live-us-iran-war-saudi-arabia-riyadh/Washington Post via Iran International — the revised wounded figure — https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202609196155UN Meetings Coverage — the September 17 veto — https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16448.doc.htm

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 26, 2026. Day 211. The President has rejected the seven-day plan Iran submitted through Qatar this week and expects American strikes to resume. The Pentagon has added 37 names to its list of Americans wounded, bringing the total to 861. And the UN panel that monitors sanctions on Iran ceases to exist this weekend.

Tonight's report:

• Trump rejects Iran's seven-day plan and says he expects renewed strikes. The White House has not spelled out what the rejection means beyond that• The plan, detailed Friday by Araghchi outside the Security Council: initial steps over days one to five, the Strait of Hormuz reopens on day six, and talks on the final nuclear deal begin on day seven• In return Washington would lift the naval blockade, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales, release an estimated $12 billion in frozen assets, and observe the ceasefire• It closely mirrors the memorandum signed June 17 after Qatari and Pakistani mediation, which set a sixty-day window and collapsed within weeks. Iran is offering, in substance, the deal it already signed once• A clarification: Rezaei's "four or five days" and Araghchi's "four or five days of initial steps" are the same days described from different ends• The talks of September 22 were mediated by Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt together — three American partners carrying the same document• The Pentagon adds 37 wounded for a total of 861: 29 Navy sailors and 8 Marines. The database does not specify when or how, and a Navy official says all 29 sailors have returned to duty• The arithmetic implies a prior total of 824; we have been carrying 820. Four names moved somewhere between those accountings. American dead remain 18• Rezaei warns Iran would ensure the airports of neighbouring states cannot function if they assist the American campaign to shut Iranian airlines out of the world's airspace — the first time Tehran has threatened Arab civil aviation in reply to an economic measure• Oman's foreign minister met Araghchi on maritime safety and freedom of passage. The Saudi-led coalition intercepted two Houthi drones toward Riyadh• The UN panel of experts monitoring Iran sanctions expires today or tomorrow, after the Russian and Chinese veto on September 17. The sanctions remain; the body that watches them does not

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes chicken fricassee, in Mary Randolph's cookbook since 1824. The rule, against every pot this autumn: do not brown the chicken. About $8 for six.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

Iran International — Trump's rejection, the Pentagon's revised wounded figure, Oman, the Riyadh drones — https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202609196155Al Jazeera — Araghchi's seven-day plan, the $12bn, the June 17 memorandum — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/iran-says-it-awaits-us-response-on-seven-day-roadmap-to-end-warGlobalSecurity — Rezaei's clock and airport threat, the mediators, the Panel expiry dispute — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htmUN Meetings Coverage — the September 17 veto — https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16448.doc.htmCBS News — Bessent on Iranian airlines, Iraq enforcing the ban — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-decision-tehran-warns-of-expansion/IOM — displacement in Yemen — https://www.iom.int/news/new-iom-data-nearly-130000-displaced-yemen-due-escalating-conflict

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 25, 2026. Day 210. Iran handed the United States a written road map in New York — a regionwide ceasefire of up to sixty days, a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and an end to the American blockade — and says Washington has four or five days to accept. For the first time in seven months, Tehran has set the clock.

Tonight's report:

• The road map's three elements: a regionwide ceasefire of up to 60 days, a phased reopening of the strait, and an end to the naval blockade. Neither government has published the document• Mohsen Rezaei says the U.S. has four or five days to accept, putting expiry around Monday or Tuesday. Deadlines in this war have overwhelmingly run the other way — in March and April Trump issued ultimatum after ultimatum over the strait, extending them repeatedly• Steve Witkoff calls the talks "promising, constructive," and Iran now confirms Araghchi met him directly — settling Wednesday's question about direct versus indirect contact. The answer appears to be both, at different moments• Rubio says a deal would require "hard work over time." No breakthrough has been announced by anybody• Taking the road map apart: "regionwide" includes Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, where the fighting is done by movements aligned with Tehran but not commanded by it. "Phased" is the word doing the work. Ending the blockade is the one item wholly within American power• Iran warns it will expand the war into the Indian Ocean if attacks resume — a threat to the detour rather than the road, though Iran has not demonstrated it could carry it out• Tehran wants Washington back in the June memorandum, which died July 8 — and which the New York Times reported was destroyed by Iranian hardliners acting without authorisation• The verification problem nobody addressed: the IAEA has had no inspectors in Iran since February, and strait transit counts range from three a day to over thirty depending who is counting• A new U.S. military estimate puts the war's cost at $43.6 billion• Gasoline at $4.37 against $3.19 a year ago — $1.18 a gallon, or over $700 a year for a typical family. Trump calls it "an inexpensive price to pay"• Brent fell below $100 Monday on hopes of these talks, then climbed back near $106 by Thursday

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes shoofly pie, which in Pennsylvania is breakfast. The rule: pour the liquid in, scatter the crumbs on top, and do not stir. About $5.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

GlobalSecurity — the road map, Rezaei's deadline, the Indian Ocean warning, Witkoff, Rubio, Brent — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htmAl Jazeera — Tehran on returning to the memorandum before the elections — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/24/iran-war-live-tehran-says-it-wont-be-bullied-remains-open-for-talksAP via Britannica — the $43.6 billion estimate, voter frustration, "inexpensive price to pay" — https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-warFox News — timeline of American deadlines over the strait — https://www.foxnews.com/politics/timeline-trumps-escalating-deadlines-on-iran-and-the-strait-hormuz.ampWikipedia — the Islamabad Memorandum and the July 8 resumption — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefireCBS News — disputed transit counts, no IAEA inspectors since February — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-houthis/

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 24, 2026. Day 209. Iran's president told the UN General Assembly his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, held up photographs of the Supreme Leader killed in February and of the schoolchildren killed at Minab, and said Iran will fight "until our last breath." In the same speech: "Iran extends its hands towards the world." The American delegation walked out.

Tonight's report:

• Trump's Tuesday framing in full: "Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild... Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly?" Rubio said he was open to meeting Pezeshkian. No meeting took place• Yesterday's two conflicting accounts of Tuesday's contact are now reconciled by both governments, and both were true: Witkoff and Kushner sat three hours with Iranian officials while Qatari mediators carried the words between them• Trump called it "a very good meeting" with "a lot of momentum," adding the Iranians were "not the highest level, but it's something." Tehran's Baghaei called the talks "not anything new" and restated the demands• The first such talks since the June ceasefire came apart in July• Pezeshkian's address was, so far as anyone can establish, the first by the leader of a country at war with the United States from that rostrum• He held up photographs of Ali Khamenei, killed in the February 28 strike, and of the more than 150 schoolchildren killed in the war's first days at Minab• Behind that second photograph: last week a UN Human Rights Council panel found reasonable grounds that U.S. forces committed a war crime there, and concluded the school was the intended point of impact. The Pentagon has published no findings• Ali Khamenei had been Supreme Leader thirty-six years. The office is now held by his son Mojtaba• The other half of the speech, less reported: "Iran extends its hands towards the world... not out of weakness," and a statement that Iran is ready for dialogue• The U.S. delegation walked out — a recognised form of protest at the General Assembly, not an escalation• Four things have been on the table since July: the blockade, the frozen assets, the "resistance fronts," and the reopening of Hormuz. Not one moved this week

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes Midwestern beef and noodles. The rule: cook the noodles in the beef broth, not in a separate pot. About $7 for six.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

AP via KRCG — Trump's General Assembly passage in full — https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/in-un-speech-pezeshkian-calls-out-trump-says-iran-will-fight-until-our-last-breathPBS NewsHour — the three-hour meeting, Baghaei's response, Rubio, shipping levels — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-iranian-president-pezeshkian-addresses-2026-un-general-assemblyAl Jazeera — Pezeshkian's speech, the photographs, "Iran extends its hands" — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/irans-president-slams-trumps-bullying-in-defiant-unga-speechNBC News — the walkout and the first wartime address from that rostrum — https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/irans-president-strikes-defiant-tone-un-trump-threats-rcna599372AP via WSLS — the schoolchildren photograph, Iranian front pages — https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2026/09/23/irans-president-to-speak-at-the-united-nations-in-rare-wartime-address/NBC News — the UN fact-finding mission on the Minab school — https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/un-mission-finds-grounds-believe-us-committed-war-crimes-iran-rcna598283GlobalSecurity — fuel prices — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htm

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 23, 2026. Day 208. At the UN General Assembly the President said he is weighing whether to "annihilate" Iran and drive it "into hell" — or make a deal letting it rebuild, which he expects right after the November election because "they're waiting to see how I do." While he spoke, American and Iranian delegations spent the day talking on the sidelines of the same building.

Tonight's report:

• Trump tells the 81st General Assembly he is weighing whether to "annihilate" Iran and drive it "into hell," and that Iran could instead make a deal allowing it to rebuild — minutes apart, to the same hall• He puts a date and a reason on it: "I believe we'll make a deal right after the election because it doesn't make sense for them not to. They're waiting to see how I do in the midterm election"• Nobody in Tehran has said that. Iran's stated position is that terms have been conveyed and the war ends when they are met, with no mention of an American election• Special envoy Steve Witkoff says U.S. and Iranian delegations held "lengthy" indirect talks through mediators on the sidelines. Trump says another meeting is "scheduled in the very near future"• The National reports Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour meeting with Foreign Minister Araghchi, called "very good" — not ordinarily what is meant by indirect talks• Four things on the table: Iran's demands to lift the naval blockade, release frozen assets and end the war on all "resistance fronts," against the American ask to reopen the Strait of Hormuz• Pezeshkian addressed the Assembly today, the first Iranian head of state on American soil since February. Only the core delegation got visas; his communications staff were refused• He nearly did not come: the hardline Kayhan urged him to cancel, then to make the UN "a courtroom for American crimes." Iran's security establishment has begun framing diplomacy and readiness as complementary• The standing figures, unchanged by talks: 820 American wounded and 18 killed, something over 230 vessels turned back, 20 seafarers dead in the strait, nearly 130,000 Yemenis displaced• In the wider hall: Syria's al-Sharaa opened the session, and Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in a three-way meeting with the U.S.

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes spoonbread, which is not cornbread. The rule: separate the eggs and fold the whites in. About $3 for six.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

NBC News — Trump's General Assembly address and the quotation on the midterms — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-address-united-nations-general-assembly-iran-war-rcna599085CNN — Witkoff on indirect talks, Iran's demands, speaking order, Zelenskyy — https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/world/live-news/united-nations-general-assembly-iran-trump-ukraineThe National — the Witkoff and Kushner meeting with Araghchi, Kayhan, Iran's security establishment — https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/09/23/irans-hardliners-make-room-for-diplomacy-as-pezeshkian-arrives-in-new-york-for-unga/Al Jazeera — Pezeshkian's arrival in New York — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-arrives-in-new-york-for-ungaPress TV — State Department on host country obligations and the core delegation — https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/09/20/776683/President-Masould-Pezeshkian-heads-New-York-for-UN-General-AssemblyCBS News — visas refused for the communications team, Brent below $100 — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-decision-tehran-warns-of-expansion/IOM — displacement in Yemen — https://www.iom.int/news/new-iom-data-nearly-130000-displaced-yemen-due-escalating-conflict

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 22, 2026. Day 207. Iran's president flew to New York today to address the UN General Assembly tomorrow — the highest-ranking Iranian official on American soil since the war began. President Trump says he would "probably" meet him, and in the same interview lists "wiping Iran out" among his options. Tehran's three conditions for ending the war are now on the record.

Tonight's report:

• Trump tells Fox News he is weighing "wiping Iran out," "letting them rot economically," or a new deal: "My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave." He would "probably" meet Pezeshkian this week. Nothing is scheduled• After the Saudi Crown Prince's second request, Trump ordered the Pentagon to prepare strikes on the Houthis — then called them off late Saturday, CBS reports, reluctant to widen the battlefield• Treasury Secretary Bessent says "all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world" from September 23. Iraq says it will enforce the ban• A CBS account of the war's first day: Iran struck the Navy's Middle East headquarters in Bahrain before all military families had been evacuated• Pezeshkian departs vowing to "firmly defend" Iran's positions and "convey Iran's plight." Part of his delegation got visas with movement restrictions; his communications team was refused. Araghchi says Iran has "no trust" in the UN• Iran's conditions, named by Rezaei: an end to the war on all fronts, release of frozen funds, and an end to the naval blockade. Ghalibaf says the strait cannot reopen until they are met• IRGC spokesman Mohebbi: "If a new aggression occurs, we will certainly change the weaponry and the geography of the war"• Pakistan's interior minister is in Tehran; Iran denies he carries a U.S. message. The CIA director met Egypt's Sisi in Cairo• Two more tankers hit in Hormuz Monday, including the UK-flagged La Stephanie. Nobody has claimed either• Britain will provide RAF air-to-air refuelling to Saudi jets against the Houthis. The IOM counts 129,438 Yemenis displaced, up 11,352 in three days• Brent fell more than 3% Monday to below $100 on hopes of diplomacy; it was about $72 before the war

Followed by "From the Homefront" — on the first night of autumn, Dorothy Wilson makes hot milk cake, the Depression cake the thirties topped and called Lazy Daisy. The rule: beat the eggs a full five minutes. About $3.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

CBS News live updates — Trump's options, the Yemen strike decision, Bessent, Pezeshkian's departure, Iran's conditions, Mohebbi, tankers, Burnham, Brent — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-decision-tehran-warns-of-expansion/CBS News — Navy families in Bahrain on the war's first day — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-navy-families-bahrain-evacuation/IOM — nearly 130,000 displaced in Yemen — https://www.iom.int/news/new-iom-data-nearly-130000-displaced-yemen-due-escalating-conflictGlobalSecurity — gasoline price — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htm

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 21, 2026. Day 206. The President says he is in "deciding mode" on Iran and that "very big things" are coming. Tehran warns of retaliation "without limitations" and says the world will be "astonished" by its new weapons, as Iranian legislators submit a bill to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. And the Houthis have struck the western end of the Saudi pipeline built to go around this war.

Tonight's report:

• Trump tells Fox News he is in "deciding mode" and "very big things" are coming, days after saying he was poised for a "big decision" on a major assault to "annihilate" the Iranian government. No decision announced• U.S. embassies across the Middle East issue security alerts; the State Department advises Americans to seriously reconsider travel to the region• Brent settled above $105 after Saudi Arabia rerouted exports; gasoline at $4.37 against $3.19 a year ago• Ukraine launches the largest drone attack on Moscow of that war, hitting an oil facility — six days after Trump said both sides had agreed to stop hitting energy targets, a deal Ukraine never confirmed• Inside Iran: the rial below 2.3 million to the dollar, food inflation at 127.5%, and national carriers suspending flights to Turkey, Georgia and the West• Tehran says it has learned new U.S. strikes may be planned and warns of retaliation "without limitations." What the promised weapons are, nobody has said• Iranian legislators submit a bill to leave the NPT. A bill is not a withdrawal: it must pass, clear the Guardian Council, and under Article X give three months' notice. Only North Korea has ever withdrawn• Rezaei says Iran's terms went to the White House via Qatar; Ghalibaf says devastating blows come first. Three instruments held at once• CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper says the U.S. has escorted one billion barrels and more than 2,000 vessels out of the Gulf in two months — over thirty a day, against tracking data showing three or four on some days• The Houthis strike oil storage at Riyadh airport and Aramco at Yanbu — the western end of the East-West pipeline, whose middle was struck earlier this month. Four killed in al-Jawf• Trump announces a Greenland deal expanding the U.S. military presence under Danish sovereignty; Denmark is cautiously optimistic, and the terms have not been published

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes New Orleans red beans and rice for a Monday, the dish Louis Armstrong signed his letters by. The rule: mash a cup of the beans against the pot at the end. About $7 for six.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

WORLD Radio — Trump "deciding mode," Ukraine drone attack on Moscow — https://wng.org/podcasts/monday-morning-news-september-21-2026-1789935680CBS News — "big decision," embassy alerts, Cooper's figures, Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-houthis/Al Jazeera — retaliation warning, "astonished," NPT bill, al-Jawf — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/21/iran-war-live-tehran-warns-us-against-new-strikes-fighting-rages-in-yemenAl Jazeera — Rezaei on Qatar, Ghalibaf on blows before talks — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/20/iran-war-live-tehran-calls-for-end-to-war-lifting-of-us-naval-blockadeUNODA — NPT text, Article X — https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/text/GlobalSecurity — Brent, gasoline, Iranian economic indicators — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htmAP via PBS — Greenland agreement and Danish reaction — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/denmarks-leaders-are-cautiously-optimistic-about-trumps-announcement-of-a-greenland-deal

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 20, 2026. Day 205. A UN-commissioned fact-finding mission has found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes on the war's first morning — including a primary school it concludes was the intended target. The same report finds the Iranian government committed crimes against humanity against its own people.

Tonight's report:

• The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, chaired by jurist Sara Hossain, delivered its report Thursday. Its findings are not binding• It found reasonable grounds that U.S. forces committed war crimes in two February 28 strikes — a primary school in Minab and a sports complex at Lamerd — killing at least 178 civilians• On the school the mission goes further than anyone before: it concludes the school was the intended point of impact, not collateral damage. More than 150 died there, roughly 120 children• Against our own earlier reporting: on September 2 we carried Reuters' account that the strike may have come from outdated targeting data. An error and an intended target are not the same claim• The American position: Trump said in June that "nobody" intentionally attacked a girls' school; Reuters reported an initial inquiry found U.S. forces likely responsible; the Pentagon has elevated its probe and published nothing• Amnesty International separately concluded an American-made Tomahawk was likely used at Minab• The same report finds Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity — killings "on a massive scale in all provinces" during the protest crackdown, with more than 70 people at "imminent risk of execution"• Amnesty names 87 Iranian officials who should be investigated, finds Kurdish and Baluchi communities disproportionately targeted, and records at least 1,469 civilians killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's own figures• Both halves are in one document by one panel. Anyone quoting half of it is quoting half of it• Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran conveyed its conditions to the White House through Qatari mediators — the first named channel at that rank• The same morning, Speaker Ghalibaf says Iran must "deal devastating blows" before any negotiations, and that Hormuz will not open until Iran's conditions are met• No confirmed Iranian missile or drone attack on a host state for eleven days — the longest quiet since July

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes Swedish meatballs, and the 1939 World's Fair smörgåsbord that made them American. The rule: roll them an inch across and wet your hands. About $7 for four.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

NBC News / AP — mission findings and the two strikes — https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/un-mission-finds-grounds-believe-us-committed-war-crimes-iran-rcna598283NPR — mission composition, executions at risk — https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5972934/us-iran-war-un-report-alleged-war-crimesUN News — the crimes against humanity finding and quoted conclusion — https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168358Amnesty International — 87 officials, 1,469 civilian deaths — https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2026/09/why-is-amnesty-international-calling-for-international-justice-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-iran/Al Jazeera — Rezaei on Qatari mediators, Ghalibaf on devastating blows — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/20/iran-war-live-tehran-calls-for-end-to-war-lifting-of-us-naval-blockadeABC News — Ghalibaf on the strait, travel advisory — https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-oil-prices-rise-after-strikes/?id=136415261GlobalSecurity — the pause and fuel prices — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htm

Full source list is in the Substack edition.

September 19, 2026. Day 204. On Tuesday night the House voted for the third time to order an end to this war, 220-204, with seven Republicans crossing — the largest such break since February. The same afternoon a Republican congressman read eight articles of impeachment against the Defense Secretary aloud from the floor. Gasoline has reached $4.37, a dollar eighteen above a year ago.

Tonight's report:

• The House passed a war powers resolution 220-204 on September 15, the third such measure after votes in June and July, directing the President to end hostilities against Iran• Seven Republicans crossed, up from four in each previous vote: Massie, Fitzpatrick, Davidson, Barrett, plus new supporters Miller-Meeks, Nunn and Mace — the largest break since February, exactly seven weeks before the election• The measure is unlikely to bind: the administration disputes that the War Powers Resolution applies, and the Senate has not taken it up• The same afternoon Rep. Thomas Massie read a 34-page resolution of eight impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth aloud from the floor, over more than an hour• Massie: "By engaging in hostilities in Iran for more than 90 days without congressional authorization, Secretary Hegseth is breaking the law." The remaining articles concern Venezuela and Yemen• The Pentagon defended Hegseth. Then the House went into early election recess, so the impeachment vote will not occur until after November• In fairness to both sides: Massie lost his primary in May to a Trump-endorsed challenger and is not seeking another term. An April Ipsos poll found 71% of Americans opposed to U.S. involvement• Gasoline reaches $4.37 against $3.19 a year ago, a rise of twenty-two cents in ten days — three days after the Fed raised rates to fight exactly this• Trump said Wednesday the U.S. is "hopefully toward the end" and that he has spoken with Iranians "directly" — against Vance saying September 3 that Washington is not talking, and Mehr calling the claim absurd. These cannot all be true• Sweden expelled an Iranian embassy employee; Iran expelled a Swedish diplomat in return. Turkey revoked the licence of an Iranian bank's Istanbul branch• A parade in Tehran on Friday and an execution the same week — two instruments of one message to one audience

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes cinnamon rolls. The rule: hold back the last quarter cup of flour, and flour your hands instead of the dough. About $4 for a dozen.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

Washington Times — the 220-204 vote — https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/house-passes-third-resolution-end-iran-conflict-picks-new-gop/The Hill via MSN — the seven Republicans named — https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/house-passes-iran-war-powers-resolution/ar-AA2ciWSqAxios — Massie's resolution, Venezuela and Yemen articles — https://www.axios.com/2026/09/15/massie-impeach-pete-hegseth-iran-warCNBC — Pentagon response, impeachment vote delayed by recess — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/hegseth-impeachment-house-election-recess.htmlColorado Politics — Massie's primary loss, Ipsos polling — https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/09/16/iran-war-powers-resolution-passes-house-with-seven-republican-defections/GlobalSecurity — gasoline figures, Speaker Johnson, Trump remarks of September 16 — https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-oprep.htmTimes of Israel — Turkish bank licence, Tehran parade, execution — https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-19-2026/

Full source list is in the Substack edition

September 18, 2026. Day 203. Last night we said the Security Council was scheduled to vote and that we would report the result rather than assume it. The result: 11 in favour, 2 against, 2 abstentions — vetoed by Russia and China. What lapses on September 26 is the panel that monitors Iran sanctions, not the sanctions themselves. It removes the referee, not the rule.

Tonight's report:

• The U.S. draft to extend the 1737 Panel of Experts mandate to September 2027 failed: 11 in favour, 2 against (Russia, China), 2 abstentions (Somalia, Pakistan)• What the veto actually does: the Panel's mandate expires September 26; the sanctions committee has no fixed term. Sanctions do not lapse — the body that monitors them ceases to exist• The UN's own meeting record states the Council never elected a Chair for that committee and never appointed the Panel at all — so what was vetoed was a mandate for a body never staffed• The argument underneath: the 2015 agreement, the U.S. withdrawal in 2018, the E3 declaring snapback triggered in 2025, and Russia and China holding a party which left cannot invoke the machinery• Russia told the chamber the item was removed from the list of matters of which the Council is seized. Ghalibaf welcomed the vetoes: "Unilateralism serves no one's interests"• Treasury sanctions BitBank, an Iranian crypto exchange controlled by Babak Zanjani, saying it routed hundreds of millions in bitcoin to the IRGC and carried payments to the already-sanctioned Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority — which Treasury describes as pressing vessels to buy insurance for passage, including against seizure by Iran itself• What that reveals: Washington says the strait is open and under its control; Iran says ships cross on Iranian terms. If the payments are real, shipowners have quietly been taking the Iranian view• The U.S. approved visas for top Iranian leaders to attend the UN next week — eight days after Iran's nuclear chief was turned back en route to Vienna. Different conferences under different headquarters agreements, but the same government both times• Saudi civil defence says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person — a death caused by a successful defence, a category nobody counts• A correction of scale: our 94-vessel figure covers only the current blockade. The first, April 13 to June 18, saw CENTCOM redirect more than 140 ships and disable nine. The true total is something over 230

Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy Wilson makes New England fish chowder, and tells the true version of the 1939 Maine bill to criminalise tomatoes in clam chowder. The rule: once the milk is in, it must never boil. About $8 for four.

This is a news presentation — not opinion or editorial. Where accounts conflict, both are given.

The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. No affiliation with any actual news organization.

SOURCES:

Press TV — vote breakdown, Russian statement to the chamber — https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/09/17/776492/Russia,-China-veto-US-anti-Iran-resolution-at-UN-Security-CouncilThe Tribune — one-year extension sought, Ghalibaf reaction — https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/china/unilateralism-serves-no-ones-interests-ghalibaf-hails-china-russia-vetoes-in-unsc-in-support-of-iranUN Meetings Coverage — procedural vote, snapback dispute, unelected Chair — https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16448.doc.htmThe Block / Jerusalem Post / Cointelegraph — Treasury sanctions on BitBank, Hormuz Safe, Bessent quote — https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-09-17-us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-alleged-bitcoin-transfers-to-irgc-415462AP via Britannica — visas approved, Saudi drone-debris death — https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-warCongressional Research Service — first blockade, 140 ships redirected and nine disabled — https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45281

Full source list is in the Substack edition.