{
  "id": 9198797,
  "title": "Iran's Araghchi Meets US Envoy Witkoff, Sets Conditions For Hormuz Reopening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/irans-araghchi-meets-us-envoy-witkoff-sets-conditions-for-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:55:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/irans-araghchi-meets-us-envoy-witkoff-sets-conditions-for-hormuz-reopening-12083797"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. According to Iran's state media, Araghchi conveyed Tehran's conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz. These conditions include the immediate lifting of the US naval blockade and the prompt release of all Iranian assets that have been frozen.\n\nThe Jerusalem Post reported that US President Donald Trump said the meeting between US officials and the Iranian delegation was \"very good\" and lasted three hours. Trump added that Washington and Tehran were moving toward a settlement.\n\nAraghchi's conditions for reopening the strait were also reported to include an end of war across all \"resistance\" fronts. The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, also met with Araghchi to discuss free maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that navigation must be free and unimpeded.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}