US-Iran Talks at UN: Tehran's Terms for Opening Strait of Hormuz

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US and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with President Trump calling it "very good" and expressing optimism about a potential deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented US envoy Steve Witkoff with Tehran's conditions, including the immediate lifting of the US naval blockade, unfreezing of Iranian assets, and an end to hostilities across all fronts, including Lebanon. Trump stated he faces a choice between "obliterating Iran or making a deal," while reiterating that Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons. Iran's military dismissed his threats as propaganda reflecting a US strategic deadlock.


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