Did the U.S. and Iran hold mediated talks at the U.N. after Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran?

Yes. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. and Iranian officials held hours of talks through mediators—including Qatar—after President Donald Trump warned in his UNGA address that he faced a choice between a deal and moves to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said mediators “shuttled between” the two sides and completed a round of discussions he hoped would prove “constructive and promising.” Iranian state media confirmed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Witkoff; Trump told reporters the meeting was “very productive,” while accounts differed on whether contact was fully direct or mediated. No breakthrough was announced.

Source: BBC News

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