The meeting of Israelis and Steve Witkoff is just one of the conversations taking place in Washington and the Middle East in response to the possibility of attack. Israeli officials – Ron Dermer, the main adviser to the prime minister of Israel Binjamin Netanyahu and David Barnea, head of the Mosad spy agency – are to go on a journey on Friday. They will meet with Steve Witkoff, the main envoy of President Donald Trump.
The Israeli official's statement was not given where the meeting will take place. Witkoff will be expected on Sunday in Oman on nuclear conversations with Iranian officials.
According to a person acquainted with events, on Wednesday, the Israeli ambassador in the United States went to the White House for conversations. A spokesman for the White House refused to comment immediately. The Israeli official and a person familiar with the events received anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly speak about the development of events.
The Iranian Minister of Defense also threatened on Wednesday An attack on American bases in the regionif the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program end in failure and there is a conflict with the USA.
The United States withdraw many of their diplomats and their families from key places in the Middle Eastwhich can be threatened in the event of a long -term tension between Iran and Israel. On Wednesday, defense secretary Pete HegeSth also allowed voluntary trips to families and people who remain maintaining members of American services stationed in bases in the Middle East. However, military staff will not be withdrawn at the moment.
The United States announced on Thursday that American employees of the government and their families in Israel cannot travel outside the territory of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beer Szewy until further notice. “The situation remains complex and may change quickly” – we read in the statement of the US embassy in Jerusalem.
