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Iran War Updates: U.S. and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump threatens regime with annihilation - CBS News
WorldBy Frank Andrews, Khaled Wassef9/23/20261 min read
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
✨ Key Highlights
- Brent crude oil prices climbed back above $105 a barrel on Thursday as the U.N. General Assembly yielded little sign of progress toward ending the seven-month conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
- A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned that Iranian forces and their Houthi allies in Yemen could open "a new front" targeting Red Sea energy supplies if the U.S. launches new attacks, following Trump's threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic.
- A commercial vessel was struck Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member and forcing the evacuation of more than 20 other mariners, according to Oman's navy.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said Iran gave U.S. mediators a 7-day plan this week that, if its conditions are met, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks toward a final deal, with terms echoing the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding signed by Trump in June.
- U.S. officials struck a cautious tone, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio noting no breakthroughs, as envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner handled shuttle diplomacy with mediators over a possible truce.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said France would deploy "military means" — including soldiers, radars, and defense systems — to protect Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil terminal from Houthi attacks, amid Iran's tightening grip on the Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz shipping routes.
Students in Iran returned to schools and universities Wednesday after months of closures due to the war with the United States, which has seen major attacks including a strike on the first day of the