US-Iran negotiations stalled, US removes Iranian delegation from New York

While the indirect negotiations between the USA and Iran have come to a deadlock again, this situation seems to have disturbed the Washington administration. According to Axios, based on an official close to the matter, the US side took a remarkable step after the diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran were blocked.

It was stated that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded that the Iranian delegation, which was in New York for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, leave the country immediately. Sources stated that the delegation, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, went to the airport within hours of the decision and moved from New York to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Patience ran out

Speaking to the Axios news platform, the US official claimed that while the White House assessed that progress could be made in the talks with Iran during the day on Monday morning, September 28, it came to the conclusion that the negotiations had reached a deadlock in the afternoon. Thereupon, upon Rubio's instructions, the Iranian delegation was asked to leave New York immediately on the evening of the same day.

Two US officials, who spoke to the Associated Press (AP) agency and did not want their names to be disclosed, also claimed that Arakchi was initially planned to stay in New York until September 30. Officials stated that during this period, Arakchi is expected to hold indirect talks with the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the conflicts and restart negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Noting that limited progress was made in contacts involving Qatari mediators over the weekend, officials claimed that Rubio "lost his patience" and asked the Iranian delegation to leave immediately. In the statement made by Iran's Permanent Representation to the UN, the allegations that the Iranian delegation was forced to leave New York by the USA were rejected.

'We will blow it up'

On the other hand, US President Donald Trump claimed that the US could 'blow up' Iran if an agreement cannot be reached between Washington and Tehran. Trump said, "Maybe we will blow them up. We have to make that decision. It will end very soon, one way or another." In his interview with Time magazine on September 28, Trump said, "We established peace in the world by destroying Iran. I do not think peace can ever be achieved with Iran."

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian also stated that the USA targeted Iran 3 times despite the agreement, and that they will never refrain from dialogue, and that Washington should give up its dream of bringing Iran to its knees with attacks and assassinations.