▲ U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Iran has reportedly presented the United States with new conditions to resolve the dispute surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
Coming after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at resuming negotiations with Iran, attention is focused on whether there will be momentum to ease tensions in the Middle East.
According to Reuters, Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency on the 23rd (local time) that the conditions were conveyed to the U.S. via the mediating country Qatar in New York.
The conditions reportedly include an end to the war on all fronts, a halt to acts of aggression, the termination of the U.S. Navy's naval blockade against Iran, and the unfreezing of Iranian assets.
This announcement came as world leaders gathered for the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Iran dispatched a small delegation to the assembly, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that U.S. and Iranian officials had contact at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
He explained that his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff discussed pending issues with Foreign Minister Araghchi for three hours.
President Trump stated, "We had a very productive meeting," adding, "Additional meetings are scheduled in the very near future."
Consequently, attention is focused on whether the U.S. and Iran will resume negotiations for an end to the war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz through Qatari mediation.
If the U.S. and Iran engage in further talks, it remains uncertain who will attend and what agendas will be negotiated.
President Trump stated that "many good ideas came out" during his meeting with Minister Araghchi, but did not confirm specific details.
Because President Pezeshkian and Minister Araghchi, who were dispatched to the UN General Assembly, are classified as moderates within Iran, the significance of the meeting could be limited.
Experts believe that hardliners within Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), drive negotiations with the U.S. and dictate the implementation of agreements.
President Pezeshkian arrived in New York on this day, preparing to participate in the high-level session.
State broadcaster IRIB aired footage of President Pezeshkian disembarking from an aircraft, accompanied by a subtitle stating he had arrived at the New York airport.
This marks the first time that the leader of a country at war with the United States has set foot on U.S. soil to address the UN General Assembly.
As a result, global attention is focused on whether the U.S. and Iran can find common ground to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through this General Assembly.
Under the pretext of halting Iran's nuclear weapons development program, the U.S. initiated a war on February 28 of this year by bombing Iran alongside Israel.
Iran resisted by attacking U.S. military bases in Gulf nations, desalination facilities, and energy infrastructure, while blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a global oil shipping route.
As concerns grew over a prolonged war, the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last July in an attempt to pursue a ceasefire and negotiations in parallel, but soon clashed again.
Moving away from all-out war, the U.S. and Iran have been repeating sporadic, small-scale military skirmishes.
Iran maintains its stance of retaining control over the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. is stepping up economic pressure on Iran to break it.
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