They’re expected back in Washington this week for a meeting of the Board of Peace — Trump’s personal big-dollar private global diplomacy network. Trump’s hopes for a deal with Iran, as he masses a vast armada within shooting distance, only crawled forward Tuesday. “The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History,” he said on social media. The president knows this,” former US Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller told CNN’s Richard Quest last week. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesTrump’s impatience also means Witkoff and Kushner are under the kind of pressure that can lead to superficiality.

Source: Egypt Independent February 18, 2026 14:26 UTC