US envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Switzerland to join Jared Kushner as part of ongoing negotiations related to the Lebanon ceasefire, according to a report. The delegation's movement follows several days of diplomatic activity and reported setbacks in the nuclear talks.
US envoy Steve Witkoff is en route to Switzerland to join fellow Trump envoy Jared Kushner, as part of ongoing negotiations following a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to a Telegram report. The development follows a busy weekend of diplomacy: earlier today, The Zioneer reported that a senior American delegation had arrived in Switzerland ahead of expected talks with Iran (Sat 01:59 Jerusalem). On Saturday morning, Iran's foreign minister was weighing a trip to Switzerland but conditioned talks on a ceasefire in Lebanon — a condition that the recent truce appears to have partially addressed.
Witkoff and Kushner have been central to the US diplomatic push. On Friday night, The Zioneer reported that Kushner was already in Switzerland, and that both envoys had reportedly held a secret meeting with nuclear experts earlier in the week. The talks have seen ups and downs: a planned Friday session was cancelled, and Iran had publicly linked the nuclear track to calm in Lebanon. With the ceasefire now in place, the return of both envoys to Switzerland signals the administration's determination to salvage the nuclear negotiations, which Prime Minister Netanyahu warned could lead to a deal as early as this Sunday.
It remains unclear whether a face-to-face meeting with Iranian officials has been scheduled, or whether the envoys are coordinating with Qatari and European intermediaries. The involved parties have not released an official schedule.
6 developments
- StrongQatar PM arrives in Switzerland as Kushner joins ahead of expected US-Iran deal signing
- DevelopingSenior US official: Second Trump envoy Jared Kushner already in Switzerland
- DevelopingWitkoff and Kushner reportedly held secret meeting with nuclear experts on Iran
- StrongIAEA chief Grossi to join US-Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland
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