Claim
Zach Witkoff's father, Steve Witkoff, is Trump's special envoy for Middle East affairs.
“जैक विटकॉफ के पिता स्टीव विटकॉफ ट्रंप के मध्यपूर्व मामलों के विशेष दूत भी हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both parts of the claim check out against primary and wire-agency-backed sources: Steve Witkoff was appointed Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East in November 2024 and held the role as of the 2026-07-02 broadcast, and Zach Witkoff (World Liberty Financial co-founder) is his son. Indian fact-checkers have not disputed this; mainstream sources uniformly corroborate it.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff Steve Witkoff has served as the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East since Trump announced his appointment on November 12, 2024, a role he still held as of the July 2026 broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Witkoff Zach Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, is identified as the son of Steve Witkoff. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.panewslab.com/en/articles/aw3nhq5x Coverage of WSJ reporting describing the Witkoff father-son pair: Steve as Trump's Middle East envoy and Zach as a crypto businessman. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thepublicsradio.org/npr/who-is-steve-witkoff-trumps-middle-east-envoy-is-a-real-estate-mogul-and-old-friend/ NPR profile confirming Steve Witkoff is Trump's Middle East envoy and a longtime friend of Trump. ✓ reachable · archived