US-Iran talks still expected despite flare-ups in Persian Gulf - WSJ
Talks between the United States and Iran are still expected this week despite recent military incidents in the Persian Gulf, US officials told the Wall Street Journal.
On Tuesday, a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, while Iranian gunboats later tried to stop a US-flagged tanker.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that talks were still scheduled. President Donald Trump also said Iran was negotiating, adding: “They are negotiating, they’d like to do something, and we’ll see if something is going to be done.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were expected to attend a meeting with Iranian officials in Turkey, though plans were not final.
