White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to reporters that discussions between the U.S. and Iran remain ongoing after giving a statement on the President, indicating a peaceful solution could still be reached in the Middle East.
Leavitt delivered a press briefing on Thursday, her first since Israel launched a missile strike on Iran’s nuclear facility and other targets across Iran.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Leavitt read a message from the President during her opening remarks, stating that negotiations are still on the table, and he will decide on whether or not to engage in the war between Iran and Israel “within the next two weeks.”
Leavitt responded to the President’s supporters who are criticizing potential U.S. involvement in the war, urging them to trust the President will make the right decision and highlighting his record of world peace. “Trust in President Trump. President Trump has incredible instincts, and President Trump kept America and the world safe in his first term as president in implementing a peace through strength foreign policy agenda,” she said.
Reporters followed up with questions about the President’s comment that “there is a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future.” Leavitt confirmed that the United States and Iran are still in talks, both directly and indirectly and reiterated the President’s statement that a decision on whether or not to “go in” will be made withinin two weeks or less.
Watch below:
Reporter: Can you confirm whether Steve Witkoff has been in touch with the Iranian foreign minister and does Witkoff plan to go to Geneva tomorrow for talks?
Leavitt: I am not tracking that on Mr. Witkoff travel schedule, but I can certainly check in with him to be sure. As for correspondence between the United States and the Iranians, I can confirm that correspondence has continued. As you know, we were engaged with six rounds of negotiations with them in both indirect and direct ways.
Reporter: Just to clarify the President’s statement just now, when he says that he’ll make a decision in the next two weeks, is he saying that if Iran does not come back to the negotiating table within the next two weeks that the President will strike?
Leavitt: The President is saying that he will make a decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks, very clear and direct.
Reporter: And is he seeing any signs of progress? He obviously is holding out hope for negotiations, but is he seeing any inklings of progress that give him that hope that talks are still possible?
Leavitt: Well, that’s why he said in the statement that I just read for all of you, based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, he will make that decision within the next two weeks.
Leavitt then outlined the deal that the U.S. seeks with Iran, but did not provide many details on the ongoing negotiations.
President Trump wants Iran’s nuclear enrichment programs to end and to ensure that Iran has no nuclear capabilities.
Watch below:
Reporter: What exactly would a deal with Iran need to entail?
Leavitt: No enrichment of uranium, and it would absolutely not— Iran is absolutely not able to achieve a nuclear weapon. The President has been very clear about that. And by the way, the deal that Special Envoy Witkoff proposed to the Iranians was both realistic and acceptable within its terms, and that’s why the President sent that deal to them.
Reporter: Are the talks that the United States is currently having with Iran direct, or are those through intermediaries and if so, which countries are acting as the intermediary right now?
Leavitt: Out of respect for the ongoing discussions and negotiations. I’m not going to get into the details of them. We’ve provided you confirmation for now.
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