Australian defense minister said OpenAI is currently cooperating with an Australian government investigation.

International Gas Union says the war in Iran has caused sustained tightness in global natural gas market pricing.

Israel’s Channel 12 reports US negotiators during indirect talks in New York around the UN General Assembly rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, telling Tehran it does not control the waterway and questioning Iran’s standing to make the proposal. Channel 12 said US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in one room while Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi was in another, with messages shuttled by Qatari intermediaries. More indirect talks may occur before the UNGA ends, but mediators are awaiting President Trump’s decision on whether to continue the process or pursue other options.