This comes after Iran—via Qatar—had sent the US a list of its seven demands for the end of the six-month-long war in the Gulf, ahead of its officials making their stand at the UN General Assembly 2026.

This comes after Iran—via Qatar—had sent the US a list of its seven demands for the end of the six-month-long war in the Gulf, ahead of its officials making their stand at the UN General Assembly 2026.

This comes after Iran—via Qatar—had sent the US a list of its seven demands for the end of the six-month-long war in the Gulf, ahead of its officials making their stand at the UN General Assembly 2026.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signalled he was "open" to discuss the West Asia crisis with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

This comes after Iran—via Qatar—had sent the US a list of its seven demands for the end of the six-month-long war in the Gulf, ahead of its officials making their stand at the UNGA 2026 this week.

Pezeshkian and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are part of a six-member delegation who were granted US visas a few days ago to attend the high-level session at the General Assembly.

The UNGA 2026 high-level week will take place in New York from September 22-29, with the general debate beginning from on September 22.

If the meeting does take place, it would mark a major development in the war—the two leaders meeting in person for the first time since the hostilities began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran.

In any case, despite being "open" to the meeting, he is in a "deciding mode" about the future of the war, questioning “if and when do I blow the entire nation up", as per a Fox News report.

He added that “very big things are going to be happening in the not-so-distant future", due to which "(Iran) better behave".

The deadlock in the war continues to impact global shipping, with the conflict continuing to choke vital maritime trade routes, leading to energy prices on the rise worldwide.

The rhetoric war also continues, with Trump's comments coming hours after the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned the US and its allies against any big new attack on its soil, citing inputs about such a possible move.

Rezaei added that Tehran would retaliate intensely in the event of a fresh attack, and would consider regional countries "complicit" as well.

The Saudi Arabia-Houthi tensions

On Sunday, Trump had also told Fox News that the Houthis had allegedly "agreed not to fight the US" after talks with Washington—a statement he has made before.

This comes after CNN reported that Trump's earlier Camp David meeting, which he cut short, had looked at "options for launching an attack on Yemen", in the wake of the Iran-backed group launching a ballistic missile at Riyadh and claiming to have targeted Aramco facilities.

The mounting attacks on US ally Saudi Arabia risk Washington's involvement, which could opening another front in the West Asia crisis and complicate peace talks.

This is also because an end to the Saudi-Houthi tensions is one of the seven demands made by Iran to end its war against US and Israel, with the other being about the release of Iranian assets, and an end to the US Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

“It is in Washington’s interest to accept these conditions. Trump’s threats will not achieve any results. We are prepared for a decisive war,” Rezaei had said.

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