US and Iran hold UN talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 20:33 · Archive

The United States and Iran have held mediated talks at the UN General Assembly on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian and US officials held three hours of talks in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, mediated by Qatar, with Trump disclosing the discussions involved his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. Iran indicated willingness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US eases military pressure and lifts shipping blockades and unfreezes assets. Conflicting reports emerged about whether Iran had dropped preconditions for the reopening, with Iran pushing back on such claims. Senior Iranian officials indicated the US has four to five days to respond to Iranian conditions.

How it is being reported

• Ed Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of HormuzSenior Iranian officials say Washington has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, for the first time in New York amid warnings from senior Iranian security officials that the US has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz. The previously unknown apparent deadline was specified by Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the supreme national security council, in a TV interview on Wednesday evening, and it is unclear what action Tehran will…The Guardian · 24 Sept, 20:13
• Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New YorkTrump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks Iran has pushed back on claims that it dropped former preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz in surprise talks held in New York under the mediation of Qatar between Tehran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Trump said the three-hour talks held in a room at the UN headquarters had gone very well and been very productive. He suggested further talks were possible imminently, which led to the price of a barrel of Brent…The Guardian · 23 Sept, 11:41
• US, Iran hold mediated UNGA talks on ending war, opening Strait of HormuzTehran ties diplomatic progress to lifting shipping blockades and unfreezing assets during New York negotiations.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 05:42
• Iran and US have held talks on sidelines of UN summit, says Donald TrumpSenior Iranian official indicates willingness to reopen strait of Hormuz if US takes steps to ease pressure on Tehran Iranian officials held three hours of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday. He said there would a further meeting in the very near future. Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 22:21
• US open to meeting Iran at UN as conflicting reports over peace deal swirlTehran’s decision-making structures appear gripped by a war of words as conflicting reports emerge on Tuesday about an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US eases its military pressure.Euronews · 22 Sept, 13:51

In this story: United States · Iran · Donald Trump · Steve Witkoff · Jared Kushner · Abbas Araghchi · Qatar · Strait of Hormuz

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