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'Strong signs' Iran can be convinced to make deal: US envoy Witkoff

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By AFP
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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, second from right, speaks during a cabinet meeting as, from left to right, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin look on in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C., Thursday. AFP-Yonhap

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, second from right, speaks during a cabinet meeting as, from left to right, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin look on in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C., Thursday. AFP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday there were "strong signs" Iran could be convinced to make a peace deal, confirming that Washington had passed a 15-point plan to Tehran through mediator Pakistan.

"We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them, other than more death and destruction. We have strong signs that this is a possibility," Witkoff told a cabinet meeting.