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US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months as Middle East war diplomacy restarts

Trump envoys and Iranian officials communicate through Qatari mediators at UN General Assembly, first contact since ceasefire deal collapsed in July.

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What to know

  • US and Iranian officials held shuttle talks for the first time since a ceasefire agreement collapsed in July, with Trump calling the contact "productive" and citing momentum toward a deal.
  • The fundamental dispute remains unresolved: Iran demands control over Strait of Hormuz shipping fees and sanctions relief; the US rejects both. Neither side publicly moved from their positions.
  • Trump faces domestic pressure from hardline voices in Iran, who view negotiations themselves as a concession, while he seeks to conclude the war by November midterm elections.
  • Oil markets treated the diplomatic opening as modestly positive, with Brent crude holding near $100/barrel after previous surges from Houthi attacks on shipping.

“Tehran had engaged with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York and conveyed conditions, including an end to the war on all fronts and a halt to US "acts of aggression"”

Esmail Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson · Straits Times ↗

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US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months as Middle East war diplomacy restarts
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    Iranian hardline media criticizes Araqchi's New York contact with Americans

    The semi-official Tasnim news agency, associated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, publishes an opinion piece saying Araqchi was wrong to have contacts with Witkoff and Kushner, calling it "a major gift to Trump." Some hardliners view the trip to New York itself as an insult to the memory of slain leader Ali Khamenei. Iranian sources say the delegation had been ordered not to meet Americans face-to-face by the Supreme National Security Council.

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    Trump tells UN General Assembly he must decide to deal with Iran or "annihilate" it

    In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Trump frames the choice starkly, saying he had to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country. He also repeats previous assertions that the war could end around the time of November's US midterm elections, without explaining why.

    “Steve and Jared had a very productive meeting today with mediators of Iran, merely mediators. Let's see what happens with that. I think there's a lot of momentum for them to make a deal.”
    — Donald Trump, US President · source
  3. background

    US and Iranian envoys hold first shuttle talks since ceasefire collapse — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicate through Qatari mediators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei confirms Tehran conveyed conditions including an end to the war on all fronts and a halt to US "acts of aggression."

  4. background

    Interim ceasefire agreement collapses over Strait of Hormuz shipping rules — The deal unravels within weeks over disagreement about shipping rules in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants to exert greater control of the strait and collect fees from ships using it; Washington rejects this demand. Diplomacy breaks off and sides resume exchanging fire.

  5. background

    Trump and Pezeshkian sign interim ceasefire agreement — An interim agreement is signed giving Iran its main demands: lifting financial sanctions and unfreezing assets in return for talks on limiting its nuclear programme.

  6. background

    Trump launches war against Iran and allies alongside Israel — President Trump and Israel begin "Operation Epic Fury" against Iran, initiating a conflict that would last nearly seven months, kill thousands, disrupt global energy supplies, and spread across the region.

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