# UN urges US and Iran to resume talks as war enters sixth month

https://mins.news/en/item/36380

- CGTN, 2026-08-29 02:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-29/UN-urges-US-Iran-to-resume-talks-as-war-enters-sixth-month-1PZPEP6xMQM/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and Iran to resume meaningful negotiations to end their six-month conflict diplomatically. The UN supports mediation by Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while warning that the war, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and sanctions are worsening humanitarian and economic consequences.

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