Pezeshkian arrives in New York for UN speech as Iran's hardliners open door to talks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New York ahead of his scheduled address to the UN General Assembly, a day after Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Trump called productive. Iranian military adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi publicly endorsed the supreme leader's decision to permit negotiations, calling it 'a very important act of prudence.'

Why this matters. Public hardliner backing for talks reduces the domestic political risk for Tehran negotiators and signals Iran's leadership may be prepared to make concessions at the table this week.