Iran was notified ahead of Witkoff, Kushner visit to USS Abraham Lincoln – report

8 February 2026, 3:32 pm

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(FILE) A US Navy officer walks past fighter jets sitting on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, during a media tour in Port Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on November 26, 2024. (Fazry Ismail/Pool/AFP)

Iran and Oman were told in advance that US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner would visit the USS Abraham Lincoln yesterday, CNN reports.

According to Channel 12, Tehran was notified before the visit so that the Iranians would not be angered if caught unawares.

Witkoff and Kushner, who led the US delegation’s talks with Iran in Oman on Friday, visited the aircraft carrier at the invitation of US Central Command chief, Adm. Brad Cooper, in an apparent signal of the persistent threat of US military action against Iran.

Today, Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Jared Kushner, and I met with the brave sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her strike group, and Carrier Air Wing 9 who are keeping us safe and upholding President Trump’s message of peace… pic.twitter.com/7Kc4XZuBY6

— Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) February 7, 2026