Iran rejects U.S. talks as Trump expects negotiations to resume
Tehran's UN delegation says no negotiations planned, contradicting Trump's Sunday assertion that talks would resume soon.
What to know
- Iran's UN delegation publicly rejected any planned negotiations with the U.S. on Monday, contradicting Trump's Sunday statement that talks would resume soon.
- Iran is demanding a seven-day Middle East ceasefire, sanctions relief, unfrozen foreign assets, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil and gas flowed pre-conflict.
- Indirect talks mediated by Qatar have occurred recently, but Iran signaled no immediate willingness to engage further with the U.S., with its UN delegation scheduled to return to Tehran on Tuesday.
“Iran's views and positions were conveyed clearly and explicitly to the US side ... via a Qatari mediator”
IRNA, Iranian state media · Channel News Asia ↗ · Sep 27
Donald Trump U.S. PresidentIran (Islamic Republic) State actor
Steve Witkoff U.S. envoy
Jared Kushner U.S. envoy
Abbas Araghchi Iranian Foreign Minister
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Iran state media denies any planned U.S. negotiations
Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that the country's UN delegation has no talks planned with the United States, citing an unnamed source close to the group. IRNA stated that Iran's positions were conveyed to the U.S. side via a Qatari mediator and that the delegation would return to Tehran on Tuesday.
“Iran's delegation in New York has no plans for negotiations with the United States…”
— IRNA (Iranian state news agency) -
first by theguardian.com, 1d ago · also The Hindu, Channel News Asia, CNA, News24, The Guardian
4 more headlines
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- Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite Trump claims – US politics live The Guardian · 20h ago
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Trump tells Axios he expects talks to resume soon — President Donald Trump stated to Axios that he expected negotiations to resume, a day after rejecting Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
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U.S. envoys meet Iranian Foreign Minister — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner engaged in discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, less than a week before the current statement.
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U.S. ceases strikes on Iran — The U.S. has not struck Iran since September 1, though vessels continue to be struck in the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran launch conflict — US-Israeli military action against Iran marks the beginning of the current conflict. Tehran subsequently placed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington responded with a blockade of Iranian ports.