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Senior delegations from the United States and Iran held direct diplomatic contact in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that Iranian state television and Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei issued an official statement on the matter.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the contact took place with the active participation of mediators appointed by Qatar. According to him, the main purpose of the approximately three-hour meeting, attended by broad delegations, was to convey to the US administration Tehran’s key conditions for ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the report, the meeting was attended by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Iranian side particularly stressed that the diplomatic meeting had been organized following persistent appeals and requests from US officials.
The Iranian delegation presented Washington with the following demands for restoring maritime traffic and ending military operations:
An immediate halt to the war on all regional fronts;
An end to the US naval blockade against Iran and offensive military actions;
An end to the economic war directed against Iran;
The full release of Iranian assets frozen abroad.
US President Donald Trump spoke positively about the meeting between American and Iranian officials in remarks to reporters in New York. The White House chief said the talks had been “very good and productive” and announced that another round of negotiations could take place between the sides in the coming days.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff also confirmed that the meeting had been constructive and that diplomatic contact would continue through mediators.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key international maritime passage linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Any disruption in shipping through the strait can affect global energy markets and international trade, making diplomatic efforts to restore navigation a matter of wider regional and economic significance.
