Steven Witkoff admits that he doesnt know how

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff admitted on Tuesday that he was not sure how the continued battle in Iran was going to end as the strikes from the U.S. continue.

Witkoff’s admission got here during an look on CNBC’s Money Moves. “So how do you see this ending, this war?” requested the show’s anchor, Sara Eisen. The particular envoy added that he did not know how the ending would transpire, but added that President Donald Trump was “the wrong guy to go up against.”

“I don’t know, Sara. I know this, that President Trump is the wrong guy to go up against,” Witkoff commented. “That’s what I know. He has drawn a red line, and that is that Iran cannot have a weapon.”

“And yes, they say they don’t — they don’t want one, but all of their actions indicate the exact opposite,” he added. “So, he’s just not, he’s just not the right guy to tangle with. And I would suggest they don’t.”

The feedback from Witkoff got here shortly before President Donald Trump announced that he might obliterate Iran “within an hour.” The feedback from the president got here as he gaggled with reporters exterior the White House.

“They’ve lost their navy. They’ve lost their air force. They have no anti-aircraft apparatus at all. They have no radar. Their leaders are gone,” the president told reporters as he headed to both Ohio and Kentucky. According to the president, the U.S. might “a lot worse.”

“We’re leaving certain things,” he said. “If we take them out, we could take them out by this afternoon — in fact, within an hour. They literally would never be able to build that country back.”

The remark got here hours after U.S. Central Command issued a chilling warning to civilians in the Middle East, urging them to keep away from any ports used by the Iranian regime along the Strait of Hormuz or risk dying.”The Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping,” a assertion posted on CENTCOM’s official X account reads.

“This dangerous action risks the lives of innocent people. Civilian ports used for military purposes lose protected status and become legitimate military targets under international law,” it added, justifying its plan to strike such targets.

“CENTCOM urges civilians in Iran to immediately avoid all port facilities where Iranian naval forces are operating,” CENTCOM warned. “Iranian dockworkers, administrative personnel, and commercial vessel crews should avoid Iranian naval vessels and military equipment.”

It added that Iranian naval vessels and tools have been positioned within the civilian ports that also serve business maritime visitors. “Although the U.S. military also cannot guarantee civilian safety in or near facilities used by the Iranian regime for military purposes, American forces will continue taking every feasible precaution to minimize harm to civilians,” CENTCOM concluded.