Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will brief Congress today on the situation with Iran, according to Israeli media reports. The briefing comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff are set to brief Congress today on the situation with Iran, Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) reported.
This briefing comes during an intense period of US-Iran diplomacy. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the White House announced that Iran requested a meeting as soon as this week, with Witkoff and former special envoy Jared Kushner flying to Doha for high-level talks alongside parallel technical discussions. The administration has maintained that it is committed to a diplomatic path but has warned that violence will meet violence.
The briefing also follows recent reports that President Trump has considered dismissing senior officials who opposed the emerging Iran agreement, while Secretary Rubio has appeared careful not to criticize the deal, receiving what sources described as immunity for now.
Rubio has held multiple rounds of consultations with Gulf allies, pledging that their security interests would not be undermined in negotiations. The content and timing of today's congressional briefing have not yet been detailed.
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