Steve Witkoff

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  • Trump 2025-04-11 21:21

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Trump's retreat, not B-2 bluster, led to Oman talks

    Tehran Times understands Trump backed off non-nuclear demands in March letter to Iran

    TEHRAN – Iran and the United States will encounter each other for the first time in months on Saturday afternoon, after the two countries opened themselves up to indirect nuclear negotiations mediated by the Persian Gulf state of Oman.

  • Netanyahu and Trump met at the White House on Monday, April 7, 2015 2025-04-07 22:49

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Diplomatic armor: How Netanyahu uses Washington as a shield

    TEHRAN - Netanyahu’s journey to Washington came on the heels of a four-day visit to Hungary, where he was hosted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a vocal critic of the ICC. Hungary, despite being an EU member and theoretically obligated to enforce ICC warrants, openly defied the court’s authority, allowing Netanyahu to attend without risk of arrest.

  • U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (right) left) and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz differ on Iran 2025-03-27 03:20

    Lot of contradiction within Trump administration on Iran: Western diplomat

    In a matter of days, US President Donald Trump has extended a hand to Iran. His administration has both demanded that Iran dismantle its nuclear program and offered more flexibility, AFP reported.

  • Steve Witkoff 2025/03/25

    By Najah Mohammad Ali

    Trump's retreat after repeated threats: Is it genuine?

    LONDON - Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for Middle Eastern [ West Asian] affairs, has taken many by surprise with his sudden change in tone. Not long ago, he was advocating for "maximum pressure" on Iran, but now he’s talking about "building trust" and "resolving misunderstandings." This stark contradiction in the Trump administration’s approach has once again come to light, this time in its dealings with Iran.

  • Steve Witkoff 2025-03-22 17:05

    US envoy Witkoff claims Trump wants to ‘build trust’ with Iran

    US President Donald Trump is attempting to build trust with Iran to avoid an armed conflict, Washington's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said in an interview released late on Friday.

  • US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz will join Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, the president’s Middle East envoy, in the coming days to start talks on ending the war. | Aaron Schw 2025-02-16 11:42

    Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia

    A Ukrainian official said Kyiv wasn’t informed and doesn’t plan to attend

    Senior Trump administration officials are heading to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, according to a Republican lawmaker and two U.S. officials familiar with the plan. 

  • Steve Witkoff and MBS meet to push for mega-deal 2025-02-03 16:55

    Israeli-Saudi normalization is within reach: Atlantic Council

    High on the agenda of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House is a potential deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump wants to move fast on it, having dispatched his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Riyadh both during the transition and last week.

  • Palestinians return to north Gaza after over a year 2025-01-27 16:11

    Palestinians begin returning to northern Gaza, resistance bears fruit

    After 15 months of genocide, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

  • Negotiators meet in Doha to finalise the Gaza ceasefire deal 2025-01-14 22:05

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Gaza ceasefire “imminent” as Netanyahu capitulates

    TEHRAN – Discussions in Qatar continued on Tuesday as mediators worked to finalize a plan to end the war on Gaza.