First US-Iran talks in months raise hopes for progress despite no concessions

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The United States and Iran held the first shuttle talks in months at the UN General Assembly aiming to progress toward ending the Middle East conflict. Though hopeful, both sides did not disclose any changes in their stance following the negotiations, marking the first direct communication since a ceasefire collapsed in July.

By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Jana Choukeir UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make progress towards ending the Middle East war, although neither side spelled out any change in its position. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated through mediators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the first such contacts since an interim ceasefire agreement collapsed in July.