US envoy Tom Barak's remarks addressed Washington's position on the war on Iran: he said President Donald Trump seeks peace with Iran and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, while defending the US decision to join Israel in the war and denying that Trump followed Israel in waging it. The statements came on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum in Doha and were reported by Al Jazeera, which noted they differed from earlier comments by Trump's secretary of state.