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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Witkoff, Kushner pay visit to USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier this morning.
The aircraft carrier arrived in the region last week amid tensions between the US and Iran and is stationed in the Arabian Sea.
Witkoff and Kushner, who led the US delegation’s indirect talks with Iran in Oman on Friday, visited the aircraft carrier at the invitation of US Central Command chief, Adm. Brad Cooper, CNN reports.
Witkoff confirms the visit in a post on X following an initial CNN report, writing that he, along with Kushner and Cooper, “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 through strength.”
He says that while on board, they met with the pilot who “downed an Iranian drone that approached the carrier without clear intent” last week.
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
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