U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Istanbul on Friday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and ease tensions in the region. Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, are set to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Senior officials from Turkey, Qatar and Egypt are also expected to attend the talks. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran in recent weeks after assembling what he called a “massive armada” of U.S. naval forces within striking distance of Iran.










