Donald Trump sends Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Pakistan for sensitive talks with Iran. The goal is to move the fragile truce between the countries forward.
US President Donald Trump plans to send negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araki. CNN reported about it on Friday, citing two sources from the US government.
The departure of the head of Iranian diplomacy to Pakistan was confirmed by the state media on Friday afternoon.
Vice President of the USA. JD Vance does not plan to participate in the negotiations yet, as the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Báker Kálibaf, will not be present either. The American side considers him the head of the delegation and thus Vance’s counterpart. However, the vice president will be ready to travel to Islamabad if the talks progress. Members of his team will be in Pakistan and will be part of the talks.
Extension of the ceasefire
In the meantime, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavittová confirmed CNN’s information, according to which the negotiators will depart on Saturday morning, American time. “Everyone will be prepared to go to Pakistan if necessary, but Steve and Jared will go there first and they will update the vice president and the rest of the team,” she said on Fox News.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran just before it was due to expire. According to him, the aim was to give Tehran more time to present a unified proposal for negotiations.
