President Donald Trump said U.S. officials had a “very good” meeting with envoys from Iran in New York, reviving fragile hopes for a new diplomatic off-ramp hours after he again threatened to annihilate the Middle Eastern country. Trump said the three-hour meeting — held on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting — was “very productive” and that another was being planned for the near future.
Iran has yet to comment on the meeting or say who attended. Trump later said his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had participated in the meeting. The pair had led negotiations with Iran that preceded the U.S. and Israeli military campaign that began in late February and has roiled the Middle East, as well as global energy markets.
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