From the Liveblog of
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Witkoff won’t arrive until late next week at the earliest, remaining in US for Trump’s SOTU
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The Trump administration’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff will not travel to the region until late next week at the earliest, as he plans to remain in the US for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
Witkoff said on Sunday that he would travel to the region on Wednesday but ended up pushing back his trip, as Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky came to Washington. Trump has expanded Witkoff’s portfolio to include Russia-Ukraine negotiations, but the Mideast envoy was not seen in the Oval Office during yesterday’s explosive meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Egypt said Thursday that the US “participated” in the latest talks in Cairo aimed at extending the hostage deal, but it’s unclear who — if anyone — represented Washington in person, with Witkoff still stateside.
The Times of Israel Community.