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Iran downplays indirect talks with U.S., and other Mideast developments

On Wednesday, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi through Qatari mediators in New York, marking the first contact between the adversaries since an interim ceasefire collapsed in July.
The conflict, launched by President Donald Trump in February alongside Israel as 'Operation Epic Fury,' has lasted nearly seven months, killing thousands and spreading from the Middle East to Lebanon and Yemen while disrupting global energy supplies.
Global energy markets remain squeezed as Iran-backed Houthis threaten traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while Brent crude holds just below the $100-a-barrel threshold following the diplomatic opening.
Tehran conveyed conditions through mediators including a halt to U.S. 'acts of aggression,' while President Trump told the UN General Assembly he must decide whether to make a deal or 'annihilate' the country.
President Trump maintains the war could end by November's U.S. midterm elections, though he has held back from further strikes after military commanders advised that munitions are running low.

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Center

Hope raised after US, Iran hold first talks in months

US and Iranian officials have spoken shortly after Donald Trump threatened he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't reached soon to end the war.

2 hours ago·Osborne Park, Australia

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The Record

Center

Iran downplays indirect talks with US, and other Mideast developments

A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Iran has maintained its negotiating stance in talks with the US at the UN General Assembly.

2 hours ago

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The Hindu

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Hope for progress after U.S., Iran hold first shuttle talks in months

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated ⁠through mediators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York

2 hours ago·Chennai, India

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The National Herald

Lean Right

‘Nothing New!’ Iran Downplays Indirect Talks With U.S.; Israel Says It Killed Hamas Leader

Iran reiterated its conditions for ending more than seven months of war with the United States, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about the occupied West Bank during the United Nations General Assembly. (Trump Says US and Iranian Officials Met Tuesday, Shortly after Warning He May ‘Annihilate’...

2 hours ago·New York, United States

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Daily Sabah

Right

US, Iran hold 1st talks in months with both desperate to end war

The first U.S.-Iran shuttle talks in months raised hopes Wednesday for progress toward ending the Middle East war, though neither side reported a change in position. Iran's Foreign...

3 hours ago·Istanbul, Türkiye

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