Rubio says US open to meeting Iranian officials at UN General Assembly

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is open to holding a meeting with Iranian representatives on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the gathering for the first time since the U.S.-Iran war began.

Why this matters. A US-Iran sideline meeting at UNGA would be the first direct diplomatic contact since the war began, potentially opening a channel toward de-escalation or a prisoner/sanctions framework.