📰 3 sources 3 articles · 26 Sep 2026, 09:24 → 21 days ago

Washington-Tehran talks via mediators and an Iranian denial of a new negotiation round

The story covers the continuation of talks and the exchange of messages between Washington and Tehran through mediators, after Iran's Fars agency denied reports of an anticipated new round of negotiations. This coincided with Axios quoting a US official describing the talks as "positive and constructive", and US negotiators telling Tehran that it does not control the Strait of Hormuz.

📍 Where things stand: Talks are continuing through mediators according to a US official, while Tehran denies any new negotiation round, as Washington tells Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz is not under its control.

⏱️ Timeline

26 Sep 2026, 09:24 Iran's Fars agency, citing an informed source, denied the accuracy of reports about an anticipated new round of Iranian-American talks, considering that circulating such news aims primarily to influence markets and oil prices. The source also denied what Axios published about another round of talks, as well as what Al Jazeera's Tehran bureau chief reported about sending Iranian technical experts to New York to take part in the negotiations.
26 Sep 2026, 18:03 Axios quoted a US official as saying that talks between Washington and Tehran are continuing through mediators, describing them as "positive and constructive".
26 Sep 2026, 19:08 Axios reported that US negotiators told the Iranian side that Tehran "does not control the Strait of Hormuz" and has no right to set conditions regarding it, while US officials confirmed that about 60 million barrels of oil passed through the strait during the past 72 hours.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Continuation of US-Iranian talks

Iran's Fars agency, citing an informed source, denied the reports about a new anticipated round of Iranian-American talks according to Lebanon Debate
Talks between Washington and Tehran are continuing through mediators, described by a US official as "positive and constructive" according to lebnaon today

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

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lebanondebate.com 19:08

A decisive American message to Tehran: No Iranian conditions in the Strait of Hormuz

Axios reported that talks between Washington and Tehran are still ongoing through mediators, quoting a US official who described them as "positive and constructive." American negot…

lebnaon today 18:03

Axios citing a US official: Positive and constructive talks continuing between Washington and Tehran through mediators

Axios quoted a US official as saying that talks between Washington and Tehran are continuing through mediators, describing them as positive and constructive.

Lebanon Debate 09:24

Washington and Tehran Exchange Messages... and an Iranian Agency Denies a New Round of Negotiations

Iran's Fars news agency, citing an informed source, denied the accuracy of reports about an anticipated new round of Iranian-American talks, saying the circulation of such news is …