Iran's UN delegation in New York rules out talks with US

A source close to Iran's delegation to the United Nations has said there is no plan for the delegation to hold talks with the United States during its time in New York, according to Mehr News.

The disclosure comes as Iranian officials are in the city for the United Nations General Assembly, an annual gathering that regularly draws senior diplomats from Tehran and Washington into close proximity despite the absence of formal relations between the two countries. Iran and the United States severed diplomatic ties in 1980, and any direct contact between their representatives is typically limited to indirect channels or brief, incidental exchanges on the sidelines of multilateral meetings.

Mehr News, an Iranian state-linked outlet, did not name the source or provide further detail on the reasoning behind the decision to avoid engagement, nor did it specify whether the position could shift before the delegation departs New York.

The report offers no indication of parallel outreach through European or other intermediaries, nor any comment from US officials on the matter. It follows a period of heightened rhetoric between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear programme and regional tensions in the Middle East.

Neither government's foreign ministry has issued a public statement responding to the report at the time of writing.