UN Diplomacy: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN he will never “bend at the knee,” after Trump said he was weighing extreme options over the war, while Xi and Trump opened a high-stakes summit in Washington focused on trade, AI, Taiwan and Iran. UN Reform & Leadership: Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali used the UN General Assembly to push for Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as the next UN secretary-general, arguing the Security Council must better reflect Africa and Latin America/Caribbean. Regional Governance: Honduras will host the 2028 XXXI Ibero-American Summit, with new observer states approved for the bloc. Migration & Security: Costa Rica dismissed its foreign minister after he attended Trump’s Shield of the Americas security meeting without notifying the president; in Colombia, the U.S. issued a security alert for Santa Marta after an armed group imposed a 72-hour shutdown. Trade & Energy: A possible 90-day U.S. diesel export ban is being debated as fuel prices strain households, with experts warning it could backfire. Indigenous Rights: Peru faces an Inter-American Court hearing over alleged failures to protect Indigenous groups in the Amazon from extractive encroachment. Caribbean Focus: The Dominican Republic urged strengthening the UN-backed Haiti gang force, warning progress is still “frail.” Economy & Climate: A new UN-linked firefighting fund for tropical forests highlights a widening funding gap as wildfires worsen and a “super El Niño” threatens more heat deaths.