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On Friday, the White House revealed that its team of negotiators on Iran, featuring Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, is set to return to Islamabad, Pakistan, this Saturday. Their mission: to engage in another series of discussions aimed at establishing a ceasefire with Iran. The news was shared by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing with reporters.
This development follows a previous round of negotiations that unfortunately fell apart, underscoring the challenges in these high-stakes diplomatic efforts.
“The President has decided to dispatch @SEPeaceMissions and @jaredkushner back to Islamabad,” says @PressSec.
President Trump “is always willing to give diplomacy a chance… We hope progress will be made.” pic.twitter.com/HTk9inxVFn
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The president was flexible in granting an extension of the ceasefire throughout this time. The president has decided to dispatch Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner back to Islamabad. The Iranians want to talk—they want to talk in person. And so the President is, as I’ve said many, many times to all of you, always willing to give diplomacy a chance.
So Steve and Jared will be heading to Pakistan tomorrow to hear the Iranians out. We hope progress will be made, and we hope that positive developments will come from this meeting. Uh, and we’ll see. The president, the vice president, Secretary of State will be waiting here in the United States for updates.The vice president is on standby, willing to dispatch to Pakistan if he feels it’s a necessary use of his time.
This announcement comes after the last round of negotiations melted down.Â
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