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Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are on their way to Qatar for Iran peace talks.
“I just spoke with the president about it. Iran has requested a meeting this week, so, special envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week as we continue to discuss the memorandum of understanding. On the sidelines of those high-level talks will be the technical talks,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday morning on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.”
“As far as we’re concerned, we’re holding up our end of the ceasefire. Violence will be met with violence.”
In a post on Truth Social on Monday morning, Trump said that Tehran “HAS REQUESTED A MEETING.”
“IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” the president added.
On Sunday night, a U.S. official told The Hill that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to “stand down for now” and let ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting began between the two countries.
“Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” the official said.
The war against Iran, which just passed the four-month mark, has stressed the global economy, increased gas prices in the U.S. and strained American relations with historic allies.
Last week, Iran asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage through the waterway could only be guaranteed for ships that coordinated with the government. Tehran’s move followed Trump accusing Iran of hitting a commercial vessel near the coast of Oman with a one-way attack drone.
On Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it had carried out more strikes on Iranian targets in retaliation.
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