Politics
Iranian president flies to New York as Gulf and European mediators press to end the war
September 22, 2026 at 02:01 PM · Updated 24d ago
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11 reports · 9 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 9 hours
Iran's president arrived in New York on Tuesday as Gulf and European mediators sought to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Pezeshkian arrived to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, becoming the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit the US since the war began in February.
- US ambassador Mike Waltz said Trump is open to meeting Pezeshkian and will continue Operation Economic Pariah to block Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it would negotiate if national interests require, while warning of "strikes in different arenas and ways" in response to any US–Israeli escalation.
- France is drafting a UN Security Council resolution ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and Qatar said it is seeking to broker a US–Iran agreement.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will join President Pezeshkian in attending sideline meetings at the UN General Assembly.
- Iran demanded a return to a June memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, communicating seven conditions including an end to attacks and lifting the naval blockade.
- CNN reported, citing a US official, that Trump has told his advisors he wants to arrange a meeting with Iranian officials in New York.
- Pezeshkian and Araghchi did not attend the UN session to hear Trump's address; lower-ranking delegates left the hall about ten minutes after his remarks on Iran.
- The draft, coordinated with the United States, would establish an international mission ensuring freedom of navigation and decouple the waterway's security from broader tensions with Iran.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no meeting with Iranian officials is scheduled as of now, though that could change.
- Trump announced a US official held a three-hour meeting with the Iranian delegation, which he described as good.
- Algerian TV reported Pezeshkian's plane made an emergency landing in Algiers due to a technical fault, which Iranian agencies denied.







