White House denies report of Witkoff's private outreach to Iranian officials

The White House angrily denied a report revealing that President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been privately texting Iranian officials seeking to resume peace negotiations but seemingly failing, as Iran reportedly ignores his messages.

Drop Site News reported that Trump administration officials have been requesting talks, contradicting Trump's public claims that Iranian officials are pushing for negotiations. According to two Iranian officials, Witkoff sent messages to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other Tehran officials last week exploring resumption possibilities.

Iran has not responded and stated it has "closed the window for any direct negotiations."

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi cited two previous instances of surprise attacks during negotiations by the U.S. and Israel as reasons for refusing talks. The White House spokesperson called Drop Site News "abhorrent" and "radical left-wing," dismissing the report as fiction while reaffirming the commitment to Operation Epic Fury.

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