Politics
Trump discloses Iran talks in New York amid threats to strike nuclear site
September 22, 2026 at 10:29 PM · Updated 23d ago
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10 reports · 9 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 13 hours
Trump announced direct talks with Iran in New York and threatened to bomb a suspected nuclear site, as Tehran dismissed his UN remarks as propaganda.
- Trump said there is strong momentum toward a deal with Iran and predicted the crisis would end soon.
- Trump said his envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held direct three-hour talks with an Iranian delegation in New York.
- Trump threatened to immediately bomb the Mountain of the Axe site in Iran if military activity is detected, adding that Tehran's nuclear pursuit has ended.
- Iran's armed forces general staff called Trump's threats a domestic propaganda tool that changes nothing in strategic calculations.
- Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the talks in New York were indirect, with mediators shuttling between the two delegations, and that the round was completed successfully.
- Iran tied diplomatic progress to lifting the US naval blockade, releasing frozen assets, and ending the war on 'resistance' fronts.
- Iran said it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US eased its military pressure.
- Iran's military warned that any new US attack would face a severe, destructive and unpredictable response.
- Iran passed its terms for ending the war on all fronts to the US through a Qatari intermediary at the UN General Assembly in New York.
- New US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector took effect Wednesday, prompting several countries to bar Iranian flights.
- Oil prices fell for a sixth session as diplomatic progress eased supply concerns, with Brent down 0.7% to $98.58 and WTI down 1.3% to $89.38.







