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STORY: UN / US IRAN TALKS
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
13 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“After weeks of destruction and distress, it is clear that there is no military solution to the current conflict in the Middle East. While no agreement was reached at the talks hosted by Pakistan between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad, the discussions themselves underscored the seriousness of their engagement and constituted a positive and meaningful step toward renewed dialogue. Given the deeply rooted differences, an agreement cannot be reached overnight, and the Secretary-General calls on the talks to continue constructively for an agreement to be reached. At the same time, the ceasefire must absolutely be preserved. All violations must cease. The Secretary-General thanks the continued efforts of the mediators – Pakistan, which hosted these talks, as well as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye – and calls for the international community to support those efforts.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General stresses that all parties to this conflict must respect freedom of navigation, including in the Strait of Hormuz, in line with international law. We need to remember that some 20,000 seafarers have been caught up in this conflict and are currently stranded on ships, facing increasing hardships daily. Disruptions in the maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz have already had direct impact well beyond the immediate region, with increased global economic fragility and insecurity in many sectors. The disruption of fertilizer and related raw materials is already having a very negative impact on agriculture, worsening the prospectives of food insecurity. With that in mind, the Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge Moreira da Silva, working with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Commerce, is continuing engaging extensively with relevant parties to design and operationalize the mechanism we announced for the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March. For his part, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Jean Arnault, remains actively engaged in the region, consulting closely with key stakeholders and continuing his outreach in support of a comprehensive and durable agreement.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
While no agreement was reached at the talks hosted by Pakistan between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad, “the discussions themselves underscored the seriousness of their engagement and constituted a positive and meaningful step toward renewed dialogue,” a UN Spokesperson said, reiterating the Secretary-General’s call on the talks to continue constructively for an agreement to be reached and preserve the ceasefire.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric spoke to reporters today (13 Apr) in New York, saying that the Secretary-General thanks the continued efforts of the mediators – Pakistan, which hosted tge US-Iran talks, as well as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye. Guterres called for the international community to support those efforts, Dujarric added.
The Secretary-General stressed that all parties to this conflict “must respect freedom of navigation, including in the Strait of Hormuz, in line with international law.”
“We need to remember that some 20,000 seafarers have been caught up in this conflict and are currently stranded on ships, facing increasing hardships daily, the Spokesperson said, adding that disruptions in the maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz have already had direct impact well beyond the immediate region, “with increased global economic fragility and insecurity in many sectors.”
Dujarric added, “the disruption of fertilizer and related raw materials is already having a very negative impact on agriculture, worsening the prospectives of food insecurity.”
The Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge Moreira da Silva, working with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Commerce, is continuing engaging extensively with relevant parties to design and operationalize the mechanism we announced for the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March, the Spokesperson said.
The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Jean Arnault, remains actively engaged in the region, “consulting closely with key stakeholders and continuing his outreach in support of a comprehensive and durable agreement,” Dujarric concluded.
