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(NewsNation) — White House envoy Steve Witkoff volition conscionable Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi successful Norway's superior adjacent week to restart atomic talks, Axios reported, citing 2 sources acquainted with the situation.
There is nary authoritative day acceptable for the Oslo meeting, according to Axios.
It would beryllium the archetypal nonstop talks since Trump embroiled the U.S. successful the Israel-Iran conflict by ordering strikes connected 3 Iranian atomic sites. The Islamic Republic retaliated with an attack connected America's largest installation successful the Middle East, Al Udeid Air Base.
Days later, Trump helped broker a ceasefire betwixt Iran and Israel — which has sparked anticipation for an extremity to unit successful Gaza.
Hamas suggested Wednesday that it was unfastened to a ceasefire statement with Israel, but stopped abbreviated of accepting a U.S.-backed connection for a 60-day pause successful fighting. Israel said it has already accepted the deal.
On Thursday, Trump met with Edan Alexander, a erstwhile American-Israeli hostage, astatine the White House.
“I told the astir almighty antheral successful the satellite what I went through, what my friends determination are going through, and asked him to proceed doing everything successful his power. … I anticipation helium tin execute different historical breakthrough — a broad woody to escaped them all, each 50 hostages," Alexander said successful a connection pursuing the meeting.
Pressure is mounting arsenic Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to question to Washington connected Monday for his ain meeting with Trump.
Before his departure, 35 hostage families signed a missive to the Netanyahu instructing what they privation from the conversation.
"Prime minister, you indispensable scope a broad statement that guarantees the instrumentality of each past hostage and brings an extremity to the fighting," they wrote.
