NEW YORK, United States — Qatari mediators are expected to hold separate talks with Iran and the United States as they try to revive negotiations over ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The discussions are expected to focus on a revised version of a seven-day proposal presented by Tehran last week during the United Nations General Assembly, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.
The mediators were likely to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and separately hold discussions with American officials on Monday or Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear who would represent the United States.
Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said Araqchi was due to meet mediators in the United States on Monday, September 28, 2026, to review the latest proposals and positions.
The contacts are indirect. No face-to-face meeting between American and Iranian officials has been announced.
Revised Proposal Follows Trump Rejection
The diplomatic effort comes after President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had rejected Iran’s original proposal.
Under that plan, Tehran sought an end to hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, an end to sanctions on Iranian oil, and the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports.
Iran would then allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, while Washington and Tehran would resume negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Trump said Iran was seeking a rapid agreement because of the economic pressure it was facing.
But he subsequently told Axios that he expected US negotiators to hold further discussions during the week, leaving the diplomatic channel open.
Araqchi said on Sunday that mediators had not formally conveyed an American rejection to Tehran and that Iran was waiting for Washington’s definitive position.
He also maintained that reopening Hormuz depended on Iran’s conditions being met and said a negotiated settlement was the only way out of the impasse.
Qatar Keeps Negotiations Alive
Qatar has served as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran during efforts to end the conflict.
The latest round represents an attempt to find common ground after Trump’s public rejection of the first version of Iran’s seven-day plan.
Whether the amended proposal changes any of Tehran’s principal demands has not been made public.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Araqchi’s stay in New York had not been extended and that he would return to Tehran according to his original schedule.
He did not comment on the expected talks with the mediators.
The renewed diplomatic effort comes as disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to affect global energy markets.
For now, Washington and Tehran remain publicly divided over the terms of an agreement, but both sides are continuing to communicate through intermediaries.
