Witkoff held talks with senior UAE official amid economic crackdown on Iran: Report
Witkoff held talks with senior UAE official amid economic crackdown on Iran: Report White House envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with the UAE's national security adviser to discuss the next steps on Iran, according to Axios. Witkoff met with Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al Nahyan on the Italian island of Sardinia, where they brainstormed the subsequent actions amid the war on Iran and discussed other…
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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