Witkoff, Kushner meet mediators as Iran sets demands for reopening Hormuz

US President Donald Trump announced that special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with mediators to discuss a potential resolution to the conflict with Iran. Trump described a "very good" three-hour meeting with the Iranian delegation at the United Nations, indicating progress toward a settlement. Concurrently, a senior Iranian official stated that Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if the US eased military pressure and lifted its blockade on Iranian ports. Iran's conditions for reopening the strait, conveyed during a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, include the immediate lifting of the naval blockade, release of frozen Iranian assets, and an end to war across all 'resistance' fronts. Trump reiterated the US position, stating, "We are completely isolating Iran financially and simply applying pressure, because we hope they will do the right thing quickly-before it's too late."