US-Iran talks in New York: What’s the latest?

Indirect talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the seven-month-long war continue – most recently via Qatar as mediator on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York – but the two sides still disagree about the agenda.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left New York on Tuesday after telling state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) that he expects an official response to Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by the end of the day. The proposal, which Iran said would see the strait reopened within seven days, was first passed to the US via Qatari mediators last week.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran’s Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as US calls for nuclear talkslist 2 of 3US-Iran talks continue, but ‘deal unlikely’ before midterm electionslist 3 of 3Hormuz and Yemen: Iran offers de-escalation at a price others will payend of listUnited States President Donald Trump was reported to have rejected that offer, under which Tehran would reopen the strait in return for Washington lifting its naval blockade, waiving sanctions, releasing an estimated $12bn in frozen Iranian assets and enforcing a wid...