Trump Aides Seek to Jump Start Diplomacy With Iran as Crisis Widens
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that American negotiators have restarted talks on Iran's nuclear program at the margins of the UN General Assembly, though without achieving substantive breakthroughs. The diplomatic effort comes as Iran's allies, the Houthis, escalate their regional offensive while the conflict widens following the February U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. negotiators had restarted conversations about Iran’s nuclear program, but that there were no breakthroughs.
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*Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media in New York Wednesday. He said that as part of any negotiations Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz must be addressed.Credit...Pool photo by Yuki Iwamura*
By Edward Wong
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Sept. 23, 2026, 8:18 p.m. ET
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that U.S. negotiators had tried to jump start diplomacy with Iran on its nuclear program through talks on the side of a United Nations summit the previous day.
The flurry of diplomacy came as Iran’s partners, the Houthis, pressed forward with their offensive in the region, as a second front widened in a conflict that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February.
Mr. Rubio said that the Americans involved in the talks, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were carrying out President Trump’s orders to continue a dialogue with Iran that prioritized persuading the country to end nuclear development involving enriching uranium.
Mr. Rubio added that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, which occurred as a result of the war, must also be addressed.
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Mr. Witkoff is a special envoy for Mr. Trump, while Mr. Kushner is a businessman who is the president’s son-in-law and has no government position.
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!Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sits during a presentation. Both men are wearing dark suits and blue and red ties.
*Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, on Tuesday in New York City at the United Nations summit.Credit...Ryan Murphy/Getty Images*
Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.
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*Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media in New York Wednesday. He said that as part of any negotiations Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz must be addressed.Credit...Pool photo by Yuki Iwamura*
By Edward Wong
Reporting from New York during the United Nations General Assembly
Sept. 23, 2026, 8:18 p.m. ET
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that U.S. negotiators had tried to jump start diplomacy with Iran on its nuclear program through talks on the side of a United Nations summit the previous day.
The flurry of diplomacy came as Iran’s partners, the Houthis, pressed forward with their offensive in the region, as a second front widened in a conflict that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February.
Mr. Rubio said that the Americans involved in the talks, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were carrying out President Trump’s orders to continue a dialogue with Iran that prioritized persuading the country to end nuclear development involving enriching uranium.
Mr. Rubio added that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, which occurred as a result of the war, must also be addressed.
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Mr. Witkoff is a special envoy for Mr. Trump, while Mr. Kushner is a businessman who is the president’s son-in-law and has no government position.
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!Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sits during a presentation. Both men are wearing dark suits and blue and red ties.
*Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, on Tuesday in New York City at the United Nations summit.Credit...Ryan Murphy/Getty Images*
Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.
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