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US and Iranian officials spoke separately with mediators on Monday as part \u200cof a renewed effort to end seven months of war, according to officials of both countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n Any further talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, \u200ban official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.<\/p>\n The war began in late February with US and Israeli \u200battacks on Iran, killing thousands of people over seven months and shocking global markets \u2060as vital waterways for oil remained choked. The US and Iran have twice previously agreed to ceasefires in \u200bmediated peace talks, in April and June. Those agreements quickly unraveled.<\/p>\n Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who remained in New \u200bYork after attending the General Assembly, said Iran expected to receive the US response to its latest ceasefire proposals and its conditions for restoring passage of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Americans claim \u200bthey are seeking an agreement or a peaceful solution, we have presented that solution,\u201d Araqchi said. Iran\u2019s seven-day plan envisages an end to all hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, the unfreezing of billions of dollars\u2019 worth of Iranian assets, an end to sanctions on Iranian oil and the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n
US officials separately \u200bspoke with mediators on Monday, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House, without giving further details.<\/p>\nTRUMP HAS FLAGGED \u200cFURTHER TALKS \u2060THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n