Steve Witkoff

Iran's response to US peace proposal expected Friday, source says

According to a Reuters source, US President Donald Trump and top White House officials have been told via interlocutors that Iran's counter-proposal would likely arrive on Friday.

US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.
IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar attends the consultative ministrial meeting in Riyadh, on March 19, 2026. Foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries met to discuss the security crisis in the region.

Pakistan says US-Iran backchannel talks continue despite Tehran rejecting 15-point plan

US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump announces ten-day halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, claims talks are ongoing


Trump 'greatly respects' Iran's cancellation of scheduled hangings, gives thanks

Trump and Netanyahu reportedly spoke by phone Thursday evening to discuss the situation in Iran.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Israel cannot heal from war with Hamas while Ran Gvili remains in Gaza - editorial

If Israel is to move from war to recovery and from pain to reconstruction, Rani must be returned.

Relatives, friends and supporters of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, whose remains were held by Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv holding an Israel flag with his picture and captioned "we are waiting for you at home!" January 9, 2026.

As Gaza's Phase II begins, key questions remain over Hamas's willingness to disarm - analysis

“Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitarization," Witkoff said.

DOES THE West underestimate how ideology shapes lives in the Middle East? Here, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, flanked by US Vice President JD Vance (left) and Jared Kushner, speaks during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center on Tuesday in Kirya

Donald Trump: Iran's killing of protesters 'is stopping, no plan for executions'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "there is no plan" by Iran to hang people. "Hanging is out of the question."

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

The interim governing body for Gaza will have 15 members, according to Witkoff, though their names have not been confirmed. It remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed as required by the plan.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Bar-Ilan University to confer honorary doctorate to Witkoff over hostages' release, peace efforts

The announcement of Witkoff’s Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa Bar-Ilan title came as a recognition of the politician's work over the ceasefire in Gaza and the hostages' return to Israel.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

US envoy Witkoff, Reza Pahlavi discussed Iran protests - report

The two met over the weekend to discuss the anti-regime protests that continue to rage across Iran, according to a senior US official.

 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

US planning of military operation against Iran in 'advanced stages,' official says - report

US forces in the Middle East are ready for operations against Iran, as military plans move into advanced stages, an anonymous official told Al Jazeera.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Iran's FM Araghchi discussed nationwide protests with US's Witkoff, sources tell Axios

Over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi initiated talks with Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff regarding the unrest in Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Axios.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) and US Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff (L); illustrative.

Donald Trump reimagines Israel's border with Syria, from buffer zones to bunny slopes

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump envisions turning Mount Hermon into a ski resort as part of his new peace plan, blending security with economic cooperation for Israel and Syria.

‘AN INTERIM agreement that could one day make it possible to sip hot chocolate in a lodge at the base of a bunny hill on the Syrian half of Mount Hermon is something that may be within reach.’ Here, the first snow this winter hits Mount Hermon in Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, near