Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East and special envoy for peace missions, spoke to GB News last night in a wide-ranging interview amid Donald Trump's war in Iran.
Mr Witkoff joined Ben Leo on The Late Show Live to discuss the state of the "special relationship", whether Mr Trump may be looking for an off-ramp to the conflict, and more.
The special envoy, alongside the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner, was tasked with negotiating with the Iranians on their nuclear programme before the war started.
He revealed how Tehran's negotiators "lectured us" on how Iran had the "inalienable right" to enrich uranium.
Mr Witkoff said he was told that Iran had almost half a tonne of 60 per cent enriched uranium - and was as little as a week away from weapons-grade nuclear material.
He went on to offer vital insights into the "buoyant" President's thinking on striking Iran, and his ultimatum to the Islamic Republic in bringing an end to the war...
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