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Iran’s Qatari Mediator Delivers Conditions to US in New York, Witkoff Says Talks Continue

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Iran conveyed seven conditions to end the war to the US via Qatari mediators Ending the war on all fronts, releasing frozen funds, and ending the naval blockade

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Qatar Mediates Terms

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Qaisi said Tehran contacted the United States in New York through a Qatari intermediary and conveyed conditions for stopping the war on all fronts and halting what it described as American "aggressive acts." Esmail Baghaei said Iran conveyed its conditions to the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York, including an end to the war on all fronts, a halt to US acts of aggression, an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian assets.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said mediators shuttled between American and Iranian delegations throughout the day and that the two sides completed a round of discussions he hoped would prove "constructive and promising." Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New York for the General Assembly as the talks coincided with the diplomatic activity described in the reports.

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Trump Threats, Araghchi Response

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said restoring maritime security in the region requires stopping what he described as destabilizing acts and the American "economic terrorism" by Washington.

Araghchi added, during his participation in the UN General Assembly, that the only way to restore peace and stability in the region is to halt American "aggressive actions" and respect Iran’s rights.

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French President Emmanuel Macron told ABC News that his country did not participate in the war on Iran "because we saw that it was not the right option," and Macron said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is his primary objective.

Trump warned in his UN General Assembly address, "Will an agreement be concluded with Iran that allows it to rebuild and become a state greater than it was before? Or will the Islamic Republic be annihilated quickly so as not to give it a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?"

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Hormuz, Sanctions, and Timelines

Preliminary shipping data today, Wednesday, showed that three ships carrying raw materials passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, Tuesday, down from four ships the previous day and well below the ten-day average of about 15 ships. An Iranian senior official told Reuters that Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, and the official said Tehran could reopen the strait to Gulf navigation within seven days if its demands are met.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed ending the war and fully reopening Hormuz, arguing that navigation should be free and unimpeded and that there should be no tolls or fees after the war. A new package of American sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector took effect on Wednesday, after Washington pledged to stop all Iranian airlines from operating and to punish any entity dealing with them.

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