Iran: "No Plans for Talks in New York"… Diplomatic Breakthrough Falls Through?

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Contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that additional negotiations with Iran would take place within this week, the Iranian side has stated that it has no further plans to negotiate. Meanwhile, tension is rising as it has been reported that eight U.S. Marines were injured in the Strait of Hormuz due to an Iranian attack.

This is Washington Correspondent Lee Hanseok.

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The Iranian delegation, which had explored the so-called 7-day end-of-war plan on the condition of opening the Strait of Hormuz during the UN General Assembly, abruptly announced its intention to suspend negotiations.

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, citing a high-ranking source, reported that the Iranian delegation has no plans to hold additional talks with the U.S. side in New York.

The source stated that Iran's final position was clearly conveyed to the U.S. through a Qatari mediator, adding that they are now waiting for a U.S. response and dismissing the possibility of any new agenda items.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to depart for home tomorrow, September 30.

While news outlets such as Reuters raised the possibility of both sides discussing a revised version of the 7-day plan through Qatar, President Trump maintained his refusal, and even Iran turned to a hardline stance, creating an atmosphere where a diplomatic breakthrough has virtually fallen through.

Amid mounting diplomatic tensions, it has been revealed that a direct military clash and casualties have already occurred between the two countries in the strait.

NBC News reported, citing officials, that a U.S. Navy ship operating in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an Iranian cruise missile on September 14.

The attack injured a total of eight service members, including one U.S. Marine officer and seven enlisted personnel from a battalion landing team.

The injuries were not life-threatening, but the injured personnel exhibited symptoms of traumatic brain injury, such as smoke inhalation and headaches, and were immediately evacuated from the scene.

The U.S. Department of Defense has remained silent, refusing to officially confirm the specific specifications of the struck vessel and the circumstances of the injuries.

As backchannel mediation efforts through the UN stage hit a wall, the crisis of armed conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is once again escalating out of control.

(Video source: Oh Jung-shik | Video editing: Park Choon-bae)
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