Witkoff, Kushner to attend meeting with Iran, White House says

Published June 29, 2026 Updated June 29, 2026 06:31pm

US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will attend an expected meeting with Iran in Doha, Reuters reports quoting White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.

“Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week, as we continue to discuss the memorandum of understanding. On the sidelines of those high-level talks, there will be the technical talks,” she says in an interview with Fox News.

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