Trump Plans Indirect Iran Talks This Week After Rejecting Latest Proposal

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 27

Indirect U.S.-Iran talks are expected this week, Trump said Sunday, even after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.
Trump said Iran wants a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but offered terms he called unacceptable and weaker than what Washington might have accepted a year ago.
Mike Waltz said Tehran’s proposal sought sanctions relief, release of frozen assets and an end to the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, calling it a cynical offer.
Abbas Araghchi said Iran is ready both for renewed war and for diplomacy, while accusing Washington of attacking during earlier negotiations and saying peace still should not be ruled out.
The planned contacts keep diplomacy alive after Trump warned Iran at the U.N. of “annihilation” and Iran’s delegation walked out, underscoring how fragile any deal remains.