President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor Jared Kushner have been negotiating with Iran amid the ongoing war, which played a role in Trump’s decision to delay by five days potential strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure in response to Iran’s threat to fully close the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran, however, ‘still not ready' to hold talks with Washington due to mistrust, Foreign Ministry sources tell Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı

Senior officials from the three countries, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan held separate talks with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, reports Axios. Meanwhile, Trump claimed that negotiations led by Witkoff and Jared Kushner could yield a deal within five days or sooner.

Kushner is allegedly soliciting $5 billion in funds for his private equity firm while serving as an unofficial diplomatic advisor to his father-in-law, Trump.

Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held late-night talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in what the Kremlin described as a 'useful' meeting on a US-drafted plan to end the war in Ukraine. The discussions stretched into the early hours of Friday ...

The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend.

President Trump said Monday on social media that he's told the Defense Department to suspend military strikes against Iranian power plants after "good and productive talks," virtually extending his imposed deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.