Republican spoke out after the Iranians announced that they will not negotiate directly with the Americans
United States President Donald Trump (Republican Party) canceled the trip of special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan. The decision was taken after Iran announced that it would not meet directly with US representatives.
“I just canceled my representatives’ trip to Islamabad to meet the Iranians. Too much time wasted traveling and too much work!”Trump in his profile on Truth Social this Saturday (April 25, 2026).
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered the Persian country’s demands for an agreement to end the war in the Middle East and left the negotiations without engaging in dialogue with the US, according to Reuters.
The American president declared: “Furthermore, there is tremendous infighting and confusion in Iran’s ‘leadership’. No one knows who is in charge, including themselves. Also, we have all the cards on the table, they have none! If they want to talk, they have to call!”.
The 1st round of negotiations was held 3 weeks ago. Representatives of the two parties met in person, (republican).
The resumption of negotiations had (April 21), but Iran declared that it was not prepared and the North American delegation remained in Washington. On the same day, Trump between countries to enable conversations.
Trump said Iran’s government is “seriously fragmented” and that the suspension of the attack is intended to await a “unified proposal” of Iranian leaders.
Initially, Trump did not intend to extend the ceasefire. In a statement to CNBCsaid that the North American government occupies a strong position in the negotiations.