The United States and Iran have engaged in hours of indirect talks through mediators on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, however accounts differed over whether officials from the two countries met directly.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said mediators had shuttled between the American and Iranian delegations throughout Tuesday.
However Today , on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Witkoff said they engaged in lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through the mediators, who shuttled between the two sides throughout the day.
US President Donald Trump gave a more direct account, saying Witkoff and Jared Kushner had held a three-hour meeting with Iranian officials, adding that he believed there was a lot of momentum towards an agreement.
