Trump confirms ‘very good’ 3-hour meeting with Iran at UN — Pajhwok

Kabul (Pajhwok): US President Donald Trump has described three-hour talks between US and Iranian officials in New York as “very good” and “very productive,” while Iranian officials reportedly conveyed Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera reported that Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that US and Iranian officials had held talks for about three hours. Trump described the meeting as “very good” and “very productive” and said another meeting would take place “in the very near future.” US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner participated in the talks on behalf of Washington. The White House later clarified that Trump himself did not attend the meeting. Witkoff also described the discussions as positive but did not provide details about the substance of the talks. Trump did not disclose specific details about the issues discussed. However, the discussions involved possible conditions for ending the conflict, resuming negotiations and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. No specific breakthrough or agreement was announced following the meeting. Meanwhile, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Iran accepted Witkoff’s request for the meeting in order to convey Tehran’s conditions concerning the reopening of the Strait…