Iran attacks U.S. allies in Gulf region as Trump downplays peace deal potential
President Trump on Wednesday downplayed the importance of a peace deal with Tehran while calling on Iranian citizens to take over their government. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Samantha Vinograd have the latest.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with the UAE's national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al Nahyan, on the Italian island of Sardinia. According to a report from Axios, they discussed next steps on Iran. The talks took place amid US efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and increase economic sanctions on Iran, Middle East Eye reports.
The meeting was not announced by the White House. The two officials brainstormed subsequent actions in the context of the ongoing situation with Iran.
There is no direct connection reported between these talks and comments made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on a separate issue. Rubio addressed a New York Times report about Russian aid to Iran, stating that it had not impeded US objectives against Iran.
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