What did Iran say about negotiations with the United States at the UN General Assembly in New York?

Iran’s official IRNA news agency said its delegation had no plans for negotiations with the United States. It also said Iran’s views were conveyed to the US through a Qatari mediator and that the delegation would return to Tehran on Tuesday.

Why did Iran reject Donald Trump’s expectation of new talks on the Strait of Hormuz deal?

Trump said he expected talks to resume soon after rejecting Tehran’s proposal to reopen the strait within seven days. Iran had tied reopening the waterway to conditions including a ceasefire, unfreezing assets, lifting oil sanctions, and ending the US naval blockade.

What was at stake in the Strait of Hormuz dispute between Iran and the United States?

The strait was described as a strategic waterway through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas flowed before the war. The article said the conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, after which Tehran tightened control of the waterway and Washington responded with a blockade of Iranian ports.

Iran has no plans to negotiate with US: state media

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Iran’s state media said in Tehran on Monday that its UN General Assembly delegation had no talks planned with the United States, despite Donald Trump saying he expected negotiations to resume soon. IRNA said Iran had conveyed its positions to the US through a Qatari mediator, and the delegation was due to return to Tehran on Tuesday. The reporting also said indirect Qatar-mediated talks could happen as early as Monday, though Tehran rejected a US proposal tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Key Facts

IRNA said Iran’s delegation in New York had no plans for negotiations with the United States and would return to Tehran on Tuesday.
Trump told Axios on Sunday that he expected talks to resume soon after rejecting Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
Iran said it had presented seven conditions for ending the war and reopening the strait, including a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East, unfreezing foreign assets, lifting sanctions on its oil sector, and ending the US naval blockade.
The article said the Strait of Hormuz carried roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas before the war and that the conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
Axios reported that indirect talks mediated by Qatar could take place as early as Monday, less than a week after talks between US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

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Published Sep 28, 2026 4:50 pm KST
Updated Sep 28, 2026 5:18 pm KST

Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, addresses the media at a press conference during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at UN headquarters in New York City, Sept. 25. Reuters-Yonhap

TEHRAN — State media in Iran on Monday reported that Iran's delegation to the UN General Assembly had no talks planned with the United States, after US President Donald Trump said he expected more negotiations.

"Iran's delegation in New York has no plans for negotiations with the United States," said the official IRNA news agency, citing an unnamed source close to the group.

Trump told media outlet Axios on Sunday that he expected talks to resume soon, a day after he rejected a proposal by Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.

"Iran's views and positions were conveyed clearly and explicitly to the US side... via a Qatari mediator," IRNA said, adding that the Iranian delegation would return to Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran says it presented seven conditions for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which roughly 20 percent of the world's oil and gas flowed before the war.

The strait lies at the heart of the conflict that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.

Following that attack, Tehran placed a chokehold on the waterway, and Washington responded with a blockade of Iranian ports.

Axios said indirect talks mediated by Qatar could take place as early as Monday, less than a week after similar discussions between US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Iran demands a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where its ally Hezbollah is regularly bombarded by Israel.

It also demands the unfreezing of its foreign assets, lifting sanctions on its oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade.

Trump rejected their demands on Saturday.

But fighting has once again slowed as the US has not struck Iran since September 1, although vessels have regularly been struck in the Strait of Hormuz.

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