{"id":133989,"date":"2026-09-29T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=133989"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:25:15","slug":"khamenei-unbowed-as-iran-sees-no-direct-talks-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/133989\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei unbowed as Iran sees no direct talks with US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN(National Times)-  Iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Monday that the United States would be driven out from the region after suffering \u201cpainful blows\u201d, as Tehran\u2019s delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York said it had no plans for further talks with Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since the start of the Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1976390\">war<\/a> in late February, made the remarks despite attempts to revive talks aimed at ending the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, having suffered painful blows at the hands of valiant fighters and the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz, they do not venture beyond the Arabian Sea,\u201d Khamenei said according to a statement carried by state television, without explicitly mentioning the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhenever they have braved this risk, they have only brought harm upon themselves. It will not be long before the Arabian Sea, too, would rid itself of their presence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of posts on X, Khamenei said that the country\u2019s \u201cenemy\u201d had tried to \u201cerode the social bedrock of the Islamic system\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut today, people from all walks of life stand resolutely in defending their righteous positions, including their determination to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said, adding that for the last seven months, Iranian compatriots had struck fear into the enemy while fighting for Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diplomacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Iran\u2019s delegation in New York for the UN General Assembly is not planning further talks with the United States, the state news agency <em>IRNA<\/em> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran\u2019s delegation in New York has no plans for negotiations with the United States,\u201d IRNA quoted an unnamed source close to the delegation as saying. \u201cIran\u2019s views and positions were conveyed clearly and explicitly to the US side via a Qatari mediator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian delegation will return to Tehran on Tuesday, the news agency added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the stall in direct engagement, US President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen Iranian funds in return for \u201cconcrete Iranian steps\u201d regarding its nuclear programme, US officials told the news outlet <em>Axios.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump publicly rejected Iran\u2019s latest proposal for ending the war on Saturday but told <em>Axios<\/em> on Sunday that he expected talks to resume in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that US officials had talked with mediators trying to end the war, adding that Washington would win \u201cvery soon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to win, as far as I\u2019m concerned, it\u2019s going to be one way or the other,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to go pretty quickly.\u201d He also said gas prices would come down once the United States wins the war. Trump did not say which mediators US officials had spoken with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, an official briefed on the negotiations told <em>Reuters<\/em> that Qatari mediators were likely to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York and separately with the US side on Monday or Tuesday in a fresh push to end the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s semi-official <em>ISNA<\/em> news agency later confirmed that Araghchi would meet the Qatari mediators, who are acting as intermediaries between Iran and the United States, on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides will \u201cexamine the latest proposals and views regarding the current situation\u201d, <em>ISNA<\/em> reported. The meeting is expected to focus on messages exchanged with the United States regarding the conditions set by Iran for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, told <em>IRNA<\/em> that Araghchi\u2019s stay in New York has not been extended for indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, noting the minister would proceed according to his previously planned schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week\u2019s indirect discussions were held by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with Araghchi. The talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a precondition for ending its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran\u2019s plan envisages a seven-day cease-fire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where its ally Hezbollah has been battling Israeli forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also demanding the unfreezing of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. Tehran would then allow the reopening of the strait, and the two sides would resume talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Araghchi said on Sunday that mediators had not formally conveyed a US rejection to Tehran and that Iran was awaiting Washington\u2019s definitive position before deciding its next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met,\u201d Araghchi said, adding that only a negotiated solution could resolve the impasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Najaf-Iran flights resume<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate development, Iran has lodged a complaint with the United Nations over US sanctions against its aviation sector that have forced the cancellation of flights, state media reported Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States recently imposed restrictions on the entire aviation industry in Iran and vowed to take a hard line against companies that assist it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo defend the legitimate rights of the aviation industry and counter illegal restrictions imposed by America, Iran has drafted and submitted a formal protest to the International Civil Aviation Organisation,\u201d civil aviation chief Abouzar Shiroudi told <em>IRNA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn cooperation with the foreign ministry, we have also filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice at The Hague,\u201d Shiroudi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the aviation restrictions, Iraqi Airways resumed flights between Iraq\u2019s holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports on Monday. Iraq had halted flights to and from Iran on Friday in line with US sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resumption comes as the Trump administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shia Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source said the US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth between Iran and Najaf for one month, with a more permanent waiver potentially following.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN(National Times)- Iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Monday that the United States would be driven out from the region after suffering \u201cpainful blows\u201d, as Tehran\u2019s delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York said it had no plans for further talks with Washington. 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