Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were headed to Doha Monday morning after Iran requested a meeting this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends," adding that "on the sidelines of those high-level talks will be the technical talks."
“As far as we’re concerned, we’re holding up our end of the ceasefire. Violence will be met with violence," she said.
On Sunday night, a U.S. official told The Hill that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to “stand down for now” and let ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting began between the two countries.
The war against Iran, which just passed the four-month mark, has stressed the global economy, increased gas prices in the U.S. and strained American relations with historic allies.
Last week, Iran asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage through the waterway could only be guaranteed for ships that coordinated with the government. Tehran’s move followed Trump accusing Iran of hitting a commercial vessel near the coast of Oman with a one-way attack drone.
The U.S. responded by launching attacks at Iranian targets on Friday and then again on Saturday, straining negotiations to end conflict in the Middle East.
“United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday.
“It is very possible that they will never learn! There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!”
Despite the warning, Iran launched strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday, alleging that the U.S. had violated the ceasefire, but no injuries were reported.
Read the full report at thehill.com.
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