Echolima1
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Maafisa wa Marekani na Iran walifanya mazungumzo ya moja kwa moja pembezoni mwa Mkutano Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa jijini New York, huku pande zote mbili zikithibitisha kurejelewa kwa mawasiliano ya kidiplomasia yaliyolenga suala la Lango la Bahari la Hormuz.
Rais Donald Trump alisema wajumbe Steve Witkoff na Jared Kushner walishiriki katika mkutano wa saa tatu na ujumbe wa Iran, akielezea mazungumzo hayo kuwa mazuri na yenye tija kubwa, huku akibainisha kuwa mkutano mwingine unatarajiwa kufanyika hivi karibuni. Trump aliongeza kuwa kuna kasi nzuri kuelekea kufikiwa kwa makubaliano, lakini akaionya Tehran kuchukua hatua za haraka kabla ya muda kupita.
Vyombo vya habari vya serikali ya Iran vilithibitisha kuwa Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje Abbas Araghchi alikutana na Witkoff, vikisema mkutano huo ulifanyika kufuatia maombi ya mara kwa mara kutoka Marekani na ulitumika kuwasilisha masharti ya Tehran kwa ajili ya kufunguliwa tena kwa Lango la Bahari la Hormuz.
Kwa mujibu wa vyombo vya habari vya serikali ya Iran, Iran inataka kuondolewa mara moja kwa mzingiro wa majini uliowekwa na Marekani, kuachiwa kwa mali za Iran zilizozuiliwa, na kusitishwa kwa mapigano dhidi ya makundi yote ya "upinzani," ikiwemo yale ya Gaza na Lebanon.
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Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved.
No breakthrough has been reported from the meeting mediated by Qatar and involving Iran's foreign minister and US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff - the first since a June ceasefire unravelled.
Witkoff said a round of discussions had been completed "that we hope will prove constructive and promising". Iran repeated its demand for the US to end its "acts of aggression".
The US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on 28 February. Iran responded by attacking Israel and US bases in the Gulf and Arab Gulf allies of the US - as well as blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas used to pass through the strait before the war and its closure has caused wild fluctuations of prices.
It has also increased pressure on Trump to find a way of ending the conflict - particularly as the US heads to Congressional elections in November.
In his address at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump began by touting his accomplishments on the economy, immigration, the border and tackling violent crime - remarks that sounded more pitched to voters the US midterms than the diplomats in the hall.
He spent much of his address justifying the war with Iran - a huge contrast with remarks earlier by UN Secretary General António Guterres, who warned global divisions were deepening and underscored the "interdependence" of the world's peoples
The US president argued that the conflict had prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and demonstrated the value of what he described as peace through strength - ultimatums rather than deal-making or compromise.
"Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?" he said.
"Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell?"
Trump said he believed an Iran deal, which has so far eluded him, would come right after November's elections.
The remarks were indicative of his foreign-policy strategy of coercive diplomacy - threatening overwhelming force while keeping negotiations open.
Trump later told reporters that American officials had had a "very productive" three-hour meeting with the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the general assembly.
Iran state TV confirmed that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had met Witkoff.
Source: BBC
Rais Donald Trump alisema wajumbe Steve Witkoff na Jared Kushner walishiriki katika mkutano wa saa tatu na ujumbe wa Iran, akielezea mazungumzo hayo kuwa mazuri na yenye tija kubwa, huku akibainisha kuwa mkutano mwingine unatarajiwa kufanyika hivi karibuni. Trump aliongeza kuwa kuna kasi nzuri kuelekea kufikiwa kwa makubaliano, lakini akaionya Tehran kuchukua hatua za haraka kabla ya muda kupita.
Vyombo vya habari vya serikali ya Iran vilithibitisha kuwa Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje Abbas Araghchi alikutana na Witkoff, vikisema mkutano huo ulifanyika kufuatia maombi ya mara kwa mara kutoka Marekani na ulitumika kuwasilisha masharti ya Tehran kwa ajili ya kufunguliwa tena kwa Lango la Bahari la Hormuz.
Kwa mujibu wa vyombo vya habari vya serikali ya Iran, Iran inataka kuondolewa mara moja kwa mzingiro wa majini uliowekwa na Marekani, kuachiwa kwa mali za Iran zilizozuiliwa, na kusitishwa kwa mapigano dhidi ya makundi yote ya "upinzani," ikiwemo yale ya Gaza na Lebanon.
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Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved.
No breakthrough has been reported from the meeting mediated by Qatar and involving Iran's foreign minister and US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff - the first since a June ceasefire unravelled.
Witkoff said a round of discussions had been completed "that we hope will prove constructive and promising". Iran repeated its demand for the US to end its "acts of aggression".
The US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on 28 February. Iran responded by attacking Israel and US bases in the Gulf and Arab Gulf allies of the US - as well as blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas used to pass through the strait before the war and its closure has caused wild fluctuations of prices.
It has also increased pressure on Trump to find a way of ending the conflict - particularly as the US heads to Congressional elections in November.
In his address at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump began by touting his accomplishments on the economy, immigration, the border and tackling violent crime - remarks that sounded more pitched to voters the US midterms than the diplomats in the hall.
He spent much of his address justifying the war with Iran - a huge contrast with remarks earlier by UN Secretary General António Guterres, who warned global divisions were deepening and underscored the "interdependence" of the world's peoples
The US president argued that the conflict had prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and demonstrated the value of what he described as peace through strength - ultimatums rather than deal-making or compromise.
"Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?" he said.
"Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell?"
Trump said he believed an Iran deal, which has so far eluded him, would come right after November's elections.
The remarks were indicative of his foreign-policy strategy of coercive diplomacy - threatening overwhelming force while keeping negotiations open.
Trump later told reporters that American officials had had a "very productive" three-hour meeting with the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the general assembly.
Iran state TV confirmed that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had met Witkoff.
Source: BBC
