US Vice-President JD Vance has hit out at a recent Politico report critical of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy in Russia-Ukraine talks, calling it “a foreign influence operation” aimed at discrediting the administration.Vance initially issued a formal response defending Witkoff, stating, “Witkoff has made more progress towards ending the bloodshed in Ukraine than all his critics […]
Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House has scored important wins during Friday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, even though President Donald Trump did not get the ceasefire he had pushed for.Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that the most significant outcome was the agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine, […]
US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow (AP) US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for high-level meetings with Russian leadership, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s deadline to impose new sanctions on Russia over its continued military offensive in Ukraine, which is due on […]
US president Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is travelling to the Middle East as Washington tries again to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The conflict has dragged on for over 21 months, with the situation in Gaza getting worse, especially for people trying to get food and aid. State department spokesperson Tammy […]
US President Donald Trump (Image credit: AP) President Donald Trump vehemently rejected news reports suggesting that the recent US strikes on Iran failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear programme, calling it “FAKE NEWS” and insisting the sites were “completely destroyed”.Posting in all caps on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Fake news CNN, together with the failing New […]
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Monday seems to have rejected a proposal from his special envoy to Iran that would have allowed Tehran to retain low-level uranium enrichment for civilian purposes. Trump insisted that any deal to ease US sanctions must require Iran to fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment program.“Under our […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country is open to a potential ceasefire agreement with Hamas — but only under specific conditions.His office issued a statement mentioning the conditions, which include the release of all hostages, the exile of Hamas members, and the disarmament of the Gaza Strip, reported AFP.“Even at this […]
Steve Witkoff is tipped to be replacing Mike Waltz as Trump fires his Signal Gate-accused NSA. Donald Trump’s special envoy and friend, Steve Witkoff, is at the forefront to become the new National Security Adviser as Mike Watlz is going to exit as he’s believed to have been fired by the president following the Signal […]
MUSCAT: Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff (File photos) Second round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have officially begun in Rome, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff meeting face-to-face for talks mediated by Oman. The discussions, taking place […]
