Iran says delegation has no plans for talks with US in New York

Iran's state news agency IRNA reported Monday (local time) that the Iranian delegation visiting New York for the UN General Assembly has no further plans to hold talks with the United States there, even as Tehran had been actively pursuing end-of-war negotiations and put forward a peace proposal contingent on keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.

An anonymous source shrugged off mixed reports suggesting that Iran-US talks could take place in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

"Iran's considerations and positions were conveyed clearly and unambiguously to the American side through Qatari mediators on Tuesday," the source said, "and Iran is currently awaiting a response from the US."

"Therefore, no new negotiations with the American side are on the Iranian delegation's agenda, and the foreign minister is scheduled to return home on Tuesday after completing all planned engagements," the source added.

Reuters, citing an official familiar with the negotiations, reported that the United States and Iran were each expected to hold separate meetings with mediators on Monday or Tuesday.

The official said Araghchi and Qatari mediators were currently in the United States, and that the discussions were expected to focus on a revised version of the so-called "seven-day plan" Iran had earlier proposed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Araghchi had traveled to New York for the General Assembly, during which they presented the "seven-day plan" to the US through Qatar, which is serving as an intermediary.

Donald Trump, however, said he had rejected the Iranian proposal.

In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Araghchi said he had heard that Trump intended to reject the "seven-day plan" but that he was still awaiting an official response through the mediators.