Mark Levin invited Steve Witkoff to report on his experience negotiating on behalf of President Trump with the emissaries of the Iranian regime in Geneva and Oman before the current hostilities. It is posted with this written introduction on YouTube:
Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff calls in to break down his stunning negotiations with the Iranian regime before President Trump made his decision to attack. These meetings were to explore whether a verifiable, enforceable nuclear deal was possible under Trump. From the outset, the Iranians asserted that uranium enrichment was Iran’s inalienable right and declared their large stockpile of enriched material—approximately 22,000 pounds—was off the table for negotiation. This could yield about 11 nuclear bombs if further enriched. Witkoff and Jared Kushner quickly became skeptical of Iran’s willingness to make acceptable concessions. These meetings convinced Witkoff and Kushner that Iran had no genuine interest in a civilian nuclear program. Instead, Iran sought to disguise an ongoing research and development effort to maintain enrichment flexibility and breakout capability. Rejecting the no-enrichment deal revealed their true motivations were not civilian but weapons-oriented, allowing rapid production of enough material for dozens of bombs if unchecked. Witkoff reported these deceptions and unassailable facts to President Trump, who then made a tough, consequential decision in response.
On X Levin himself writes:
It is sad day indeed when a news-breaking interview with Steve Witkoff, where he lays out in detail for nearly 40 minutes, the shocking information and events that occurred during the three meetings with the Iranian regime’s negotiators, and not a single so-called major news outlet reports on it. In fact, many of our conservative outlets have ignored it as well. Yet, what he said makes crystal clear why POTUS decided to take military action and why he decided when he decided. Instead, we hear endless claims that the military action was unnecessary, that the Iranian regime was ready to make a deal, that progress was being made, that the Israelis forced our hand, that there was no imminent threat, and on and on. Shame on all the media outlets and aggregator sites that have ignored Witkoff’s firsthand account.
I found the interview intensely interesting. The interview runs a little over 30 minutes. I have posted it below via YouTube (be ready to “skip” inserted advertisements).
