Jared Kushner

World will know if Iran peace possible in next 10 days, Donald Trump tells Board of Peace

"It looks like Hamas will be getting rid of their weapons," Trump added. "They said 'they're not afraid to die,' but they are."

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

Iran says 'understanding' reached with US as Geneva nuclear talks conclude amid threat of war

In a Fox News interview, US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "would like to resolve this through a conversation and a diplomatic negotiation."

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, JAMES GENN, REUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN
Jared Kushner looks on as US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026.

US faces narrow path between diplomacy, force amid dual Geneva talks on Ukraine, Iran - analysis

“In this round of negotiations, we will attend with a full team; a political, legal, economic, and technical team,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei noted.

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump, Netanyahu agree to increase economic pressure on Iran, primarly targeting oil to China

If China decides not to source its oil from Iran, economic pressure on Tehran would increase significantly

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

Kushner lands in Israel to meet with Netanyahu, Witkoff to join

Kushner was expected to meet with Netanyahu on Monday, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity as the meeting had not been formally announced.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.

Frustration toward Israel in White House grows amid fragile ceasefire, annexation vote – POLITICO

US Vice President JD Vance delivered a “firm message” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from US President Donald Trump in Wednesday's Jerusalem meeting.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Trump's granddaughter Arabella Kushner sends handwritten letters to released Gaza hostages

Arabella Kushner, granddaughter of US President Donald Trump, sent handwritten letters to 20 hostages freed from Gaza, delivered by her father Jared Kushner.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jared Kushner with former hostage Nimrod Cohen holding a letter written to him by Kushner's daughter Arabella on October 14th, 2025.

Trump admin., Israel planning to divide Gaza into two zones to undermine Hamas - WSJ

Multiple Arab nations argue that dividing Gaza would lead to a full Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, and are unlikely to commit troops to be a part of the peacekeeping for under those terms.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM
IDF troops marking the "yellow line," where Israeli troops had withdrawn to in accordance with the US-brokered hostage, ceasefire agreement, October 20, 2025.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel on Thursday for two-day trip

Rubio's arrival will follow that of US Vice President JD Vance, who touched down in Israel on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff are also in Israel.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 7, 2025.

In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel underscores the US's urgency to preserve the Gaza ceasefire and prevent renewed conflict with Hamas.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Released hostages meet with US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner

On Tuesday, several recently freed Israeli hostages met in Tel Aviv with US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Netanyahu meets Witkoff, Kushner as officials attempt to repair damaged ceasefire deal

This comes as US Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Israel on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks next to Jared Kushner and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as they attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brok

Arab, American mediators step up diplomacy after Gaza ceasefire shaken

Three killed in Gaza as Israeli fire tests fragile ceasefire. US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Israel to push forward the Trump-brokered truce and launch its second phase.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are recognized by President Donald Trump as he speaks to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem, as Sara Netanyahu applauds.

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner describe Doha strike fallout, hostage deal

Following former US president Donald Trump’s peace deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed the negotiations, the Israeli strike in Doha, and the emotional return of the hostages.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.