Witkoff, Steven
- U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom - President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.
- U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company - The $500 million agreement raises new concerns about the propriety of the president negotiating foreign policy with his own business partners.
- U.S. allies in the Middle East have been pressing for weeks to prevent a conflict with Iran. - Diplomats in the region have spent weeks trying to prevent a confrontation that they say risks a wider conflict.
- Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands - U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.
- Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge - The initiative is the latest example of the president dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.
- 6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance - A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.
- Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan - The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.
- Weak Spots Are Few for Russia in Ukraine Peace Talks - Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.
- Putin to Meet With Trump’s Envoy as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal - In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.