President Donald Trump will send a team to Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend to negotiate with Iran.
This team will be led by , and special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also be involved in the negotiations.
“I can announce that the president is sending his negotiating team, led by US Vice President JD Vance and Mr. Kushner, to Islamabad for talks this weekend,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in the White House press room on Wednesday.
Leavitt informed that the first round of negotiations will take place on Saturday morning (11), local time.
“Vance has played a very significant and fundamental role since the beginning. After all, he is the president’s right-hand man. He is the vice president of the United States. He has participated in it,” the secretary added.
Leavitt also mentioned China’s role in the ceasefire agreement: “With respect to China, there have been conversations between the highest levels of our government and the Chinese government.”
Asked about the security risks of the vice president’s trip to Pakistan, Leavitt said the White House has full confidence in the United States Secret Service “to fulfill their role and ensure the security of the vice president and the president’s negotiating team.”
