Donald Trump has postponed the planned visit of his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Pakistan, according to his statements on Fox News.
“I told my folks a little while ago, while they were getting ready to leave, ‘No, you’re not going to take an 18-hour flight to go there. We’re holding all the paperwork. They can call us whenever they want, but you’re not going to take another 18-hour flight to sit and talk about nothing,'” said the American president.
BREAKING: President Trump tells FOX News’ that he has canceled Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s planned trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
President Trump telling FOX News exclusively, “We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want.”
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The cancellation of the US mission, which aimed to start peace talks with an Iranian delegation, follows Tehran’s categorical denial of any intention to hold a dialogue with the United States.
Tehran’s attitude
Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Ministry had clarified that the presence of the Iranian delegation in Pakistan was solely for the purpose of conducting bilateral contacts with the Pakistani government.
The representative of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Baghai, through his post on the X platform, clarified that “no meeting between Iran and the US is planned”, stressing that Tehran’s positions would be conveyed exclusively to Pakistani officials.
The completion of the Iranian visit
Following the conclusion of the consultations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the accompanying delegation left Pakistan, state media confirmed.
According to government sources in Islamabad, during his contacts, Mr. Araghchi presented the framework of Tehran’s negotiating positions, while stating his country’s strong reservations about the American claims. The head of Iranian diplomacy issued a clear warning, declaring that Tehran is not going to give in to what he described as “maximalist demands” from the United States.
