Trump cancels U.S. envoy trip to Pakistan for Iran war negotiations.
Trump said he canceled the U.S. delegation’s trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians.
“Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their “leadership,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“Nobody knows who is in charge, including them. Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!
Witkoff and Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, had been scheduled to head to Pakistan earlier in the day to engage in “direct talks” with their Iranian counterparts, according to the White House.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the head of Pakistan’s military, Asim Munir, the Iranian embassy in Pakistan said in a post on X on Saturday.
A senior Iranian official said his government’s representatives had no plans to meet with U.S. negotiators.
“No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the U.S. Iran’s observations would be conveyed to Pakistan,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on X.
Reuters, citing two Pakistani government sources, said the Iranian delegation had flown out of the country on Saturday.
Araghchi, in a post on X, praised Pakistani leaders but appeared to dismiss talks with the Americans.
“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” he wrote.
“Shared Iran’s position concerning workable framework to permanently end the war on Iran.
Have yet to see if the U.S. is truly serious about diplomacy.”
#TRUMP had told Reuters in a phone call on Friday that Iran would be “making an offer,” adding that he did not yet know what it would be and that “we’ll have to see.”
Trump told Reuters that the U.S. will not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until a deal with Iran is struck.