Iran and US held direct UN talks, with Islamic Republic's terms to reopen Hormuz hardening

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in New York on Tuesday during UN General Assembly talks, facilitated by Qatar, to discuss terms for de-escalation. Multiple Gulf officials are attempting to arrange a meeting between Presidents Trump and Pezeshkian, though US President Trump simultaneously threatened to "annihilate" Iran while calling the talks "very good."

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to discuss terms to end their war, in the first public meeting between the two sides in months. Multiple Gulf officials told Middle East Eye that their countries were trying to arrange a "bump-in" between US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, but the logistics were complicated.

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