Trump suspicious of Iran’s intentions in proposal to end war, says ambassador
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump is not confident that Iran is negotiating in good faith over its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Waltz said Tehran was asking for relief from sanctions imposed under what the White House has called Operation Economic Fury and for an end to UN snapback sanctions, and he cited what he called Iranian breaches of the June ceasefire. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said only a negotiated solution could resolve the regional war.
Why it matters: The exchange bears on the briefing's theme of sanctions and nuclear diplomacy, since relief from US sanctions and UN snapback measures are the stated obstacles to a negotiated end to the war.