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Update: Iran says it expects a U.S. Hormuz reply today; mediators met Monday
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said late Monday he expects Washington’s answer Tuesday on Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after meeting Qatari mediators in New York, France 24 reported citing Iranian state media and Al Jazeera also reported. A U.S. official told Al Jazeera the indirect talks were “positive and constructive” but that there would be no agreement unless Iran’s nuclear program is addressed. President Donald Trump rejected the Iranian plan over the weekend as “unacceptable,” and on Monday said U.S. officials had spoken with mediators and that “We’re going to win,” CNBC and Al Jazeera reported.
Sources
- France 24Iran says it expects US response Tuesday on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
- Al JazeeraIran’s Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as US calls for nuclear talks
- CNBCU.S., Iran hold separate mediator talks as Mideast oil exports hit war-time high