According to the US military, US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators on Iran, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Saturday. Washington and Tehran are scheduled to hold additional discussions shortly.
In a social media post, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that the two senior officials had toured the nuclear-powered ship.
According to Witkoff’s own social media post, the aircraft carrier and its strike group were “keeping us safe and upholding President Trump’s message of peace through strength.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran’s red lines and warning against any American attack.
The two sides held a first round of indirect talks in Oman on Friday, with Araghchi terming them a “good start.” Trump also described the talks as “very good.”
The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Middle East in January, as Trump ramped up threats against Iran over its crackdown on widespread anti-government protests.
Friday’s negotiations were the first since nuclear talks between Iran and the United States collapsed last year following Israel’s unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, which triggered a 12-day war.
During the war, US warplanes bombed Iranian nuclear sites.
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