Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, remained in contact with official sources in Iran - even after the American strikes on nuclear facilities. This was reported by CNN from two sources familiar with the details, who added that any diplomatic decision requires the approval of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who is in hiding due to fears of assassination, making communication with him more difficult and causing the contacts to be "stalled" to some extent.