Witkoff and Kushner tour aircraft carrier in Middle East amid Iran tensions and talks

The visit comes amid tensions with Iran, and Witkoff said service members are “keeping us safe and supporting President Trump’s message of peace through strength,” a day after the United States and Iran held talks in Amman to discuss… Iranian nuclear program.

“He thanked us Sailors and Marines“I observed live flight operations, and spoke with the pilot who shot down an Iranian drone that approached the aircraft carrier without apparent intent,” Witkoff wrote on X. “Proud to stand with the men and women who defend our interests, deter our adversaries, and show the world what American preparedness and resolve look like, under watch every day.”

The aircraft carrier left San Diego In November to the Indo-Pacific region, then moved to the Middle East in January.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew onto the USS Lincoln on Saturday in the Arabian Sea. (Central Command/X)

“I join the American people in expressing our incredible pride in the Sailors and Marines of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group,” Cooper told service members. “Their dedication to the mission and professionalism are on full display here in the Middle East as they demonstrate America’s military readiness and strength.”

This comes as an Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuHis office said that he will meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, to discuss the Iranian file.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew to the USS Lincoln with Adam Cooper on Saturday, according to officials. (Central Command/X)

He added: “The Prime Minister believes that all negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles Missiles Netanyahu’s office said: “Ending support for the Iranian axis,” referring to Tehran’s support for groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

The two leaders last met in September.

Trump described Friday’s Amman talks, which included Witkoff and Kushner, as “very good.”

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner welcome Omani Foreign Minister Badr Hamad al-Busaidi ahead of US-Iranian talks in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Friday. (Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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“It seems like Iran wants to make a deal very badly,” the president told reporters Friday aboard Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago. “We’ll have to see what the deal is.”