U.S.-Iran UN Talks Resume

U.S. and Iranian officials resumed indirect talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, their first such contacts since June. Mediators, including Qatar, carried messages between the two sides as President Trump threatened to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the Islamic Republic. The talks come during a nearly seven-month war that has disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, keeping shipping below prewar levels and adding pressure to oil markets. Trump said the meeting went “very well” and that another round was scheduled soon. Iran said it used the meeting to press for an end to U.S. aggression, sanctions pressure and frozen assets. A senior Iranian official said Tehran could reopen the strait within days if Washington eases military pressure.