BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 3. Talks between the
United States and Iran are still scheduled for this week despite
the downing of an Iranian drone, White House press secretary
Caroline Leavitt said, Trend reports.
“Special Envoy Witkoff is preparing to negotiate with the
Iranians this week. As of now, those are still scheduled,” Leavitt
said in an interview with local media.
She also noted that US President Donald Trump “has a number of
options on the table [regarding Iran], including the use of
military force.”
Earlier, The United States military shot down an Iranian drone
that was heading towards the American nuclear-powered aircraft
carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. The Shahed-139 drone
was destroyed by an F-35 fighter jet.
