The United States and Iran have used intermediaries, including Qatar, to discuss possible terms for ending the war. Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days under conditions that include easing U.S. pressure, and negotiators have explored a phased exchange; Washington has emphasized free passage and nuclear safeguards. No agreement has been announced.
Today, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, we engaged in lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through the mediators, who shuttled between the two sides…
Iran has said it is prepared to reopen the strait if Washington eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
We said we’re willing to dilute them.
Washington has demanded safeguards to ensure Tehran cannot develop a weapon,
he considers the consultations with the Iranian side through mediators held in New York successful.
U.S. and Iranian officials signaled no major breakthroughs in mediated talks.
Iran is a party to the war and has made proposals concerning the strait, sanctions and the terms for ending hostilities.
Iran has said it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States met its conditions. Those conditions include lifting the blockade and economic sanctions, releasing frozen assets, and ending the war on all fronts. Iran says it has the right to peaceful nuclear technology and denies seeking nuclear weapons.
Iran has said it is prepared to reopen the strait if Washington eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports.
Iran set seven preconditions before returning to talks, and in a new development over the past 48 hours said the crucial strait of Hormuz could be reopened within seven days if…
Iran has put forward its conditions for ending the war, including the lifting of sanctions targeting its economy and the unconditional release of its frozen assets abroad.
denies seeking them.
Tehran says it has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes as a party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Iran’s foreign minister participated in the mediated contacts and presented Iran’s seven-day proposal.
Araghchi said Iran sent the United States a seven-day plan to end the war, reopen the strait and restart comprehensive negotiations, including on the nuclear program. He said Iran was ready to implement the proposals immediately if the United States agreed.
Iran’s president has publicly addressed ending the war and the nuclear terms Iran might accept.
Pezeshkian said Iran did not want to continue the war and that the United States must decide whether to end it. He said Iran would negotiate under international law, denied seeking a nuclear weapon and offered to dilute or give up uranium enriched to 60 percent; he also warned Iran would respond strongly if fighting continued.
"But we do not wish to continue. It's America that must choose whether it wants to end this or not,"
Not at all.
The United States is Iran’s negotiating counterpart and controls the blockade and sanctions at issue in the proposals.
The United States has demanded free passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz and safeguards to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. A White House official said sanctions and the maritime blockade gave Washington leverage and that negotiations were not essential.
Washington has demanded safeguards to ensure Tehran cannot develop a weapon,
The U.S. president has characterized the contacts and publicly discussed when a deal might be reached.
Trump described the talks as productive and said there was momentum toward a deal. He gave different possible timelines, saying an agreement might come either before or just after the November elections, and warned that Iran’s economy could deteriorate without a deal.
the United States and Iran may conclude a peace agreement before the midterm Congressional elections due on November 3.
Trump warned that Iran's economy could "rot" unless it reached a deal.
The U.S. secretary of state assessed the contacts and described Trump’s openness to a possible meeting with Iran’s president.
Rubio said there had been no progress so far, though the sides were exchanging ideas and signals, and cautioned against calling the contact a major breakthrough. He also said Trump was open to meeting Pezeshkian, but no meeting was scheduled and any talks should have the potential for a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
No progress has been achieved so far in contacts between Iran and the United States, but the sides are at least exchanging ideas and signals
It was positive in that regard, but ultimately, you know, I don't want to mischaracterize this as a major breakthrough.
Trump is open to speaking with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, though no meeting has been scheduled.
any such talks would need to have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Trump said the three-hour talks held in a room at the UN headquarters had gone very well and been very productive.
Witkoff said the talks had been “encouraging, constructive and successful”.
No progress has been achieved so far in contacts between Iran and the United States, but the sides are at least exchanging ideas and signals
U.S. and Iranian officials signaled no major breakthroughs in mediated talks.
The positive assessments describe the tone or value of the discussions; other officials stressed that they had not yielded a major breakthrough.
Some Iranian state media had earlier reported that Mr. Araghchi and Mr. Witkoff had met
this was not face-to-face.
The accounts directly differ on whether the two officials met in person; officials later described the contact as indirect.
Trump said that Washington and Tehran held a meeting for three hours on the margins of the U.N. gathering in New York, describing the meeting as "very good."
The accounts give different durations; Baghaei may have been referring to the mediated interaction rather than the full meeting.
The official claimed the position had been approved by Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the country’s supreme national security council
some Iranian media close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) denied any new position had been adopted
The accounts differ over whether the seven-day proposal represented a newly adopted Iranian position.
the United States and Iran may conclude a peace agreement before the midterm Congressional elections due on November 3.
Trump gave different possible timelines for a deal.
Iranian officials confirmed the meeting with Witkoff involved its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and was mediated by diplomats from Qatar.
Iran set seven preconditions before returning to talks, and in a new development over the past 48 hours said the crucial strait of Hormuz could be reopened within seven days if…
Iran has put forward its conditions for ending the war, including the lifting of sanctions targeting its economy and the unconditional release of its frozen assets abroad.
Iran has put forward its conditions for ending the war, including the lifting of sanctions targeting its economy and the unconditional release of its frozen assets abroad.
US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic…
We said we’re willing to dilute them.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met today with U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Iranian officials confirmed the meeting with Witkoff involved its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and was mediated by diplomats from Qatar.
Today, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, we engaged in lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through the mediators, who shuttled between the two sides…
this was not face-to-face.
Iran has put forward its conditions for ending the war, including the lifting of sanctions targeting its economy and the unconditional release of its frozen assets abroad.
US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic…
Miliband met his Iranian counterpart in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
the pair discussed the war in the Middle East, the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Reuters-based reporting — Focused on the proposed phased exchange, the seven-day plan and the points still unresolved.
Iranian state-media reporting and reports relaying Iranian officials — Highlighted Iran’s conditions, including ending the war on all fronts, lifting the blockade and releasing frozen assets.
U.S. public and broadcast reporting — Covered U.S. officials’ assessments of the talks, possible leader-level contact and the nuclear issue.
US and Iranian representatives met in New York on September 22 during the UN General Assembly, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner identified as participants. The contact involved Qatari mediation, but no breakthrough was announced: Iran reiterated conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while US officials offered differing assessments of the talks’ significance.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took part in indirect talks during the UN General Assembly, with Qatari mediators carrying messages between the sides. Iran set out conditions for diplomacy, while the U.S. delegation rejected an Iranian proposal concerning the Strait of Hormuz; officials offered differing assessments of the talks, and no major breakthrough was reported.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran had exchanged messages with the United States through Qatar in New York and conveyed conditions for resuming substantive talks. Iran’s stated conditions included ending the war and U.S. actions against Iran, lifting the naval blockade and economic restrictions, and releasing frozen Iranian assets.
Iranian officials said Tehran had offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eased military pressure and met Iranian conditions, including lifting its blockade. They said the offer had been conveyed through mediators; no agreement to reopen the strait is reported.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran did not want to continue the war and that the United States must decide whether to end it. He also said Iran was open to an agreement under international law, denied seeking a nuclear weapon and offered to dilute or give up uranium enriched to 60 percent.
At a New York meeting focused on the Shield of the Americas, Costa Rican foreign minister Manuel Tovar attended without first informing President Laura Fernández. Separately, Donald Trump described U.S.-Iran talks as productive and said an agreement might be reached, though his comments gave conflicting timelines.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump was open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York during the UN General Assembly. Rubio said no meeting had been scheduled and that any talks should have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators explored a phased arrangement that could pair Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz with the United States lifting its economic or maritime blockade. The talks were reported to be taking place in New York with Qatari mediation, but no agreement was announced.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly; it was their first meeting. The UK said they discussed the Middle East war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Miliband raised threats linked to Iran in the UK and the cases of British nationals held in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had sent the United States a seven-day proposal through intermediaries to end hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations, including on Iran’s nuclear program. The proposal was conditional; the United States has demanded nuclear safeguards, while Iranian officials say Iran must be allowed a civilian nuclear program.
Iran said ending the war should include lifting economic sanctions and releasing its frozen assets abroad. One report described the list as seven conditions, while the reports specified only some of them.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi said that an agreement also depended on ending hostilities in Yemen. AFP’s accounts described his remarks as mentioning an end to the war in Yemen, while one report specified the condition attached to an agreement.