Mar 23 WATCH: Trump claims U.S. and Iran are holding talks, Iran wants 'to make a deal' By Associated Press Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf denied Monday that Iran is negotiating with the United States to end the war, adding that “fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets.”… Continue reading
Feb 14 Iran and U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Geneva, Swiss minister says By Associated Press The Trump administration has maintained that Iran can have no uranium enrichment under any deal. Tehran says it won’t agree to that. Continue reading
Dec 15 Latest talks between Ukraine and U.S. yield 'progress' as Trump seeks swift peace By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov said on social media that “real progress” had been achieved at the talks in Berlin with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as European officials, which lasted… Continue reading
Dec 03 Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with U.S. envoys stall By Lorne Cook, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace,” said U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 2:34 Witkoff and Kushner meet with Putin for latest talks to end Russia's war with Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. They were there for the latest round of negotiations on a plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Nov 26 Steve Witkoff coached a Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan, report reveals By Associated Press Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published by the news service, advised Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that Putin should call Trump to congratulate him for the Gaza peace deal, say Russia… Continue reading
Nov 20 U.S. and Russia have reportedly drawn up a plan for Ukraine. EU leaders say they and Kyiv must be involved By Illia Novikov, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has been quietly working on the plan for a month, receiving input from both the Ukrainians and the Russians on terms that are acceptable to each side to end the war, according to a senior… Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Vance says Gaza ceasefire going better than expected but there's 'very hard' work ahead By Renata Brito, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday acknowledged during an Israel visit the challenges that remain, from disarming Hamas to rebuilding a land devastated by two years of war. Continue reading
Oct 08 Top officials join Israel-Hamas talks, signaling toughest issues in U.S. plan are on the table By Samy Magdy, Associated Press It's a sign negotiators aim to tackle on Wednesday the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. Hamas says it's seeking solid guarantees from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel won't resume its military campaign… Continue reading
Sep 04 U.S. envoy Witkoff meets European leaders on Ukraine security By Illia Novikov, Associated Press U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was invited to participate in the so-called “coalition of the willing ” meeting to discuss aid for Ukraine, including sketching out plans for military support in the event of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war… Continue reading