📰 4 sources 8 articles · 28 Sep 2026, 20:53 → 17 days ago

Stalled US-Iranian talks and the departure of the Iranian delegation from New York

Talks between the United States and Iran in New York over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program stalled as both sides held their positions, and Qatari mediation produced no breakthrough. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio then demanded that the Iranian delegation led by Abbas Araghchi leave the United States immediately; the delegation departed for Doha, while Iran's UN mission responded that the departure had been pre-planned.

📍 Where things stand: Talks between Washington and Tehran remain stalled, and the Iranian delegation led by Abbas Araghchi has left New York for Doha amid conflicting accounts of the circumstances of the departure.

⏱️ Timeline

28 Sep 2026, 20:53 Brent crude opened the week's trading above $105 a barrel amid the stalemate in US-Iranian talks over maritime access, after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian seven-day truce proposal linked to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Washington is pressing Iran to make concessions on its nuclear program to resume ceasefire talks, while US Central Command announced the redirection of 122 commercial ships.
30 Sep 2026, 02:39 Talks between the United States and Iran in New York stalled with both sides holding their positions and refusing concessions, amid US officials' talk of the possibility that President Donald Trump would order the resumption of large-scale military operations against Iran after the midterm elections. Qatari mediator Ali Al-Thawadi discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a two-page Qatari proposal aimed at addressing the demand to lift the US naval blockade.
30 Sep 2026, 05:23 Reports indicate that talks between the United States and Iran remain stalled, while Qatari mediation has so far achieved limited results.
30 Sep 2026, 08:47 Qatari mediation failed to achieve a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran as both sides held their positions, and Axios quoted US officials as saying President Donald Trump might order a return to large-scale combat operations after the midterm elections. Disputes revolve around lifting the US naval blockade and Iran's nuclear program, while regional mediators urged Iran to make concessions to no avail.
1 Oct 2026, 04:58 After the talks between Washington and Tehran stalled, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded that the Iranian delegation to the UN General Assembly leave the United States immediately. The delegation, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left New York for Doha, while officials described the move as an unusual diplomatic rebuke. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran or reach a deal, saying time is approaching. According to a report by journalist Barak Ravid on Israel's Channel 12 citing a senior US official, the US mission to the United Nations informed the Iranian mission of the decision.
1 Oct 2026, 09:04 Iran's mission to the United Nations responded to reports attributing to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio a demand that the Iranian delegation led by Abbas Araghchi leave New York immediately, affirming that the departure had been pre-planned under a program communicated to the US State Department on 17 September. The mission accused Washington of having "gained nothing" and therefore resorting to spreading "baseless" news, while Axios quoted a US official as saying the request came after the talks stalled.

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

⚠️ Sources disagree

Reason for the Iranian delegation's departure from New York

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded that the Iranian delegation to the UN General Assembly leave the United States immediately after the talks stalled according to العين الإخبارية
Iran's UN mission: the departure was pre-planned under a program communicated to the US State Department on 17 September according to Lebanon Debate

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

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied between a focus on the oil market and shipping movement (IndexBox), a focus on the details of the diplomatic track and Qatari mediation and then the expulsion of the Iranian delegation (Al-Ain News), brief reports on the stalled talks and the delegation's departure (Tawasul News Network), and a focus on the possibility of returning to large-scale combat operations and on the Iranian mission's account of the departure (Lebanon Debate).

IndexBox Opened with Brent crude above $105 a barrel, linking it to the stalled talks over maritime access, and highlighted Trump's rejection of the Iranian truce proposal and shipping data on the redirection of 122 commercial ships.
العين الإخبارية Focused on the diplomatic track in New York, naming Qatari mediator Ali Al-Thawadi and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and detailing the two-page Qatari proposal, then led with Rubio's demand that the Iranian delegation leave and Trump's threat to bomb Iran or reach a deal.
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية Presented brief reports focusing on the stalled talks, the limited results of Qatari mediation and then the expulsion of Iran's UN delegation, noting that no further details were available on the circumstances of the decision.
Lebanon Debate Highlighted Axios's quoting of US officials on the possibility of Trump returning to large-scale combat operations after the midterms, published Rubio's demand citing Barak Ravid's report on Israel's Channel 12, and also carried the Iranian mission's response that the departure was pre-planned and notified on 17 September.