USA – Following previous negotiations with Witkoff and Kushner that ended with attacks, Iran’s trust with the two have eroded, with Tehran expressing a preference of dealing with JD Vance over any other official in Trump’s administration. Iranian representatives conveyed through back channels that they do not want to re-engage with special envoy Steve Witkoff […]
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Russian Delegation Meets US Envoys in Florida
RUSSIA – The Russian delegation led by presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with the US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum in Florida. “The teams discussed a variety of topics and agreed to stay in touch,” Witkoff said on the US […]
Russia & Ukraine Agree to Exchange 314 Prisoners of War
RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 314 prisoners of war during their trilateral negotiations in UAE on Thursday, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff, making it the first in 5 months. “Today, delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners—the first such exchange in five months,” Witkoff wrote […]
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff Meets Netanyahu as Trump Says US & Iran are Negotiating
ISRAEL – The US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, for talks on Iran. The meeting was also attended by the heads of Israel’s security agencies, Netanyahu’s office told The Times of Israel news portal. It was held shortly after Witkoff arrived in […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Might Meet Steve Witkoff in Istanbul Friday
IRAN – In an aim to restart the stalled US-Iran nuclear negotiations, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi might meet the US envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff in Istanbul on Friday Feb. 6. The Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he had instructed Araghchi to pursue “fair and equitable negotiations” grounded […]
Latest on US-Ukraine Peace Talks
UKRAINE – A sixth meeting (in 2 weeks) on US-Ukraine peace talks was on Friday held, with the participation of Ukrainian officials as well as US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner, an unofficial advisor to President Donald Trump. The two days of “constructive” talks with Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem […]
How US-Russia Talks on Ukraine Peace Went
RUSSIA – A high-level US-Russia talks on Ukraine peace in Moscow ended after around 5 hours on Tuesday, with participation of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s envoy, who participated in the discussions, described the meeting as “productive” […]