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Trump envoys signal military resolve to Iran aboard US aircraft carrier

CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, who are leading negotiations with Iran, boarded the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Feb. 7 in an apparent signal of military resolve to Iran.
CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, who are leading negotiations with Iran, boarded the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Feb. 7 in an apparent signal of military resolve to Iran.

Summary

  • CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, who are leading negotiations with Iran, boarded the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Feb. 7 in an apparent signal of military resolve to Iran.

  • Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran opposes transferring uranium abroad but is ready to reduce the level of enrichment.

  • Trump said the US is in no “rush” for a deal and has plenty of time, adding however that Tehran knows the consequences will be “very steep” if they fail to reach a deal with Washington.

  • President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that imposes secondary sanctions against Iran through tariffs on countries importing Iranian goods and services, citing ongoing threats to US national security, foreign policy, and economic interests.

  • Iran stuck to its refusal to end uranium enrichment during Friday talks with the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported. Neither Iran nor the US moved much from their initial position, the report said.

  • The US Treasury on Friday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting two individuals, 15 entities, and 14 vessels, shortly after "nuclear" talks in Muscat.

 
 
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