Trump reveals US envoys held three-hour meeting with Iranian delegation at UN

Donald Trump has revealed that his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour meeting with an Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday — even as he was warning Tehran in his address to world leaders. Trump reveals meeting

The sitdown began around 10am, while the president was delivering his speech to the annual gathering, the New York Post reported. Trump disclosed the meeting during a press availability alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy just before 2pm. Timing of disclosure

“It was a very good meeting, I must tell you,” Trump told reporters. “I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t want to [make a deal]. It’s potential greatness or obliteration. It’s two choices.” He added that the envoys “had a very good meeting, very productive meeting, and they have another one scheduled in the very near future.” Trump’s remarks

Witkoff, who was in the room, offered little detail but told reporters he feels “very good right now” about the outcome, the Times of Israel reported. Witkoff’s response

It was not immediately clear who represented Iran, though president Masoud Pezeshkian and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi were both in New York for UN meetings. The Post described it as the first known high-level contact between the two sides since a ceasefire and memorandum of understanding collapsed in July. Tehran has not publicly confirmed the talks. Iran’s side unconfirmed