President Donald Trump said his two primary negotiators in dealing with Iran met with representatives from the Islamic Republic on Sunday night, hours before he postponed U.S. strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner spoke with their Iranian counterparts, Trump confirmed to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, who relayed the information to her audience Monday morning.
Trump’s comments came shortly after Iranian state media reported that there were no “direct or indirect” talks with his administration.
The president said he did not know what the state-run media outlets were talking about and suggested they did not know the latest information, according to Bartiromo.
“It’s hard to get any information there because the U.S. is blowing up so much of their infrastructure,” he told the Fox News host.
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