Brian Kilmeade believes Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner âhave not been effectiveâ in negotiating with Iran.
Kilmeade expressed his view on Fox Newsâ âThe Fiveâ Thursday.
Witkoff, the special envoy to the Middle East, and Kushner, President Donald Trumpâs son-in-law, have been charged to broker agreements between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, and most recently, the U.S. and Iran.
The two were in Negotiations with Iran in February as the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28.
Kilmeade said the U.S. should reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran closed the waterway again this month by attacking tankers attempting to traverse it.
Iranians have insisted traffic must instead go through their territorial waters.
Kilmeade said it is time for Trump to remove Kushner and Witkoff from negotiating.
âI also donât think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing this,â he said. âTheyâre business guys. They have not been effective in Ukraine, not been effective in Gaza. They have not been effective in this. They canât have three portfolios to begin with.â
âWe have a State Department for a reason. Marco Rubio, even Democrats admit, is looked at as a genius internationally. He is the guy that most people would want, even if you gave truth serum to Democrats,â Kilmeade continued. âHe should take the lead on this because you canât do this like a business deal. You have to understand the history of the region and how distrustful the Iranians have been. They will only make a decision if they have no other choice.â