US to Negotiate with Iran This Week

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated on Friday (27/3) that the United States will hold a meeting with Iran at least “this week”. At the same time, President Donald Trump is reported to desire the achievement of a “peace agreement” amid the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran.

“We expect there will be a meeting this week and of course hope it materialises. Ships are starting to pass through, this is a positive sign, and I think the president wants a peace deal,” said Steve Witkoff in his statement at an investment forum in Miami.

“This is what I mean by negotiations, and we won’t stop until this process is complete. We have also proposed that,” he added.

Separately, Trump claimed that Iran has shown a willingness to open lines of dialogue.

“They are destroyed. They want to talk, and we want it too, now they want to make a deal,” he said.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington expects its military campaign against Iran to be completed “in weeks, not months”. He also emphasised that this objective can be achieved without deploying ground forces.

Since 28 February, the United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on Iran, which are reported to have killed more than 1,340 people.

Iran then retaliated with drone and missile attacks targeting Israel, as well as several areas in Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries that host US military assets. Those attacks caused casualties, infrastructure damage, and disrupted market stability and global aviation.

In addition, at least 13 US military personnel have been reported killed since the conflict began. This tension has also impacted rising energy prices and disruptions to shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.