US special envoy Steve Witkoff has expressed his hope in reaching a “diplomatic resolution” with Iran amid looming threats of the US taking military action against the Islamic republic.
– “I hope there’s a diplomatic resolution. I really do,”
– US envoy to the Middle East said there were four issues in the diplomatic agreement with Iran, including
- Nuclear enrichment,
- Iran having to cut back its missile inventory,
- The actual nuclear material Iran possesses, and
- Its proxies.
– “If they want to come back to the League of Nations, we can solve those four problems diplomatically, then that would be a great resolution. The alternative is a bad one,” he added.
– Until Wednesday, the US was threatening to strike Iran should it carry out the death penalty against people arrested over some of the biggest anti-government protests in the history of the Islamic republic.
– The demonstrations appeared to have diminished in the face of repression and a week-long internet blackout.