UN: Washington and Tehran resume indirect dialogue after Trump’s threat
The first U.S.-Iranian contacts since July took place through mediators in New York. No compromise has been announced, but Brent remains close to a two-week low.
Washington and Tehran resumed indirect dialogue on Tuesday, September 22, in New York, marking their first discussions since the collapse of the ceasefire in July. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated through Qatari mediators, without any face-to-face meetings.
These contacts occurred on the same day that Donald Trump, speaking at the UN, threatened to “annihilate” Iran if no agreement was reached. The American president described the discussions as very productive and expressed optimism about a potential compromise. According to the Associated Press, he mentioned approximately three hours of exchanges.
In Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaïl Baghaei confirmed the exchange through Qatari mediation. He stated that Iran demanded an end to the war on all fronts and the cessation of what it describes as American “acts of aggression.” Reuters notes that neither party announced any concessions.
This diplomatic reopening has helped keep oil prices near their lowest level in two weeks. Brent crude was trading around 100 dollars per barrel, in a market still disrupted by the war and attacks on maritime routes in the Gulf and the Red Sea.
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