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Friday, January 16, 2026

Witkoff outlines conditions for diplomatic deal on Iran

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East,
said on Thursday the United States had communicated with Iranian officials in recent days and reported that plans for mass hangings of protesters in Iran had been “shut down,” as Washington weighed a diplomatic path with Tehran. Witkoff spoke in a sit-down interview with Australian broadcaster Erin Molan at a gathering in Hollywood, Fla., hosted by the Israeli-American Council (IAC).

Witkoff stressed that Trump had personally warned Iranian leaders and directed the administration to convey U.S. concerns about reports of impending executions. “At his direction, we communicated with the Iranians yesterday,” Witkoff said. “One of the things we were concerned about were the killings that were rumored to be on the way—hangings, mass hangings. And that’s been shut down.”

Asked whether the United States could resort to military action, Witkoff said he hoped for a diplomatic resolution, but warned that the alternative was “a bad one.” He said any agreement would have to address four areas: uranium enrichment, missiles, Iran’s stockpiles of nuclear material and Tehran’s proxy network. “There are four issues—nuclear enrichment, missiles …, the actual material that they have, which is roughly 2,000 kilograms, which is enriched anywhere between 3.67% and 60%,” he said, adding, “and the proxies, of course.” (Read More)