Steve Witkoff visits USS Abraham Lincoln amid tension with Iran - in pictures

  • President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law, visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Saturday morning, a day after concluding talks with Iran. SEPeaceMissions
    President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law, visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Saturday morning, a day after concluding talks with Iran. SEPeaceMissions
  • Mr Kushner and Mr Witkoff were invited to visit the carrier by US Central Command commander Adm Brad Cooper. The visit was intended to express gratitude to American service members in the region.SEPeaceMissions
    Mr Kushner and Mr Witkoff were invited to visit the carrier by US Central Command commander Adm Brad Cooper. The visit was intended to express gratitude to American service members in the region.SEPeaceMissions
  • Mr Witkoff said on X after the visit that he, Mr Kushner and Adm Cooper met “the brave sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her strike group and Carrier Air Wing 9”. SEPeaceMissions
    Mr Witkoff said on X after the visit that he, Mr Kushner and Adm Cooper met “the brave sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her strike group and Carrier Air Wing 9”. SEPeaceMissions
  • The visit served as a reminder that while the US and Iran have resumed negotiations after rising tension this year, the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to maintain a significant military presence in the Middle East. SEPeaceMissions
    The visit served as a reminder that while the US and Iran have resumed negotiations after rising tension this year, the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to maintain a significant military presence in the Middle East. SEPeaceMissions
  • Mr Witkoff waves aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Reuters
    Mr Witkoff waves aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Reuters