Former U.S. envoy to Iran Brian Hook, who reportedly will lead President-elect Donald Trump’s transition at the State Department, said that much of the work that was done to build a peace plan in the Middle East in 2020 “is still relevant today.”

In an interview with CNN, Hook suggested that reaching a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine could be back in play in the second Trump administration while acknowledging Israelis are “focused on other things” in the wake of the massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists in October 2023.

CNN reported Wednesday that Hook, who was one of the architects of the Abraham Accords with Jared Kushner four years ago, will lead Trump’s transition at the State Department.

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