Iran's foreign minister leaves Pakistan, then Trump cancels U.S. delegation's travel
President Trump canceled a planned trip by his top negotiators to Pakistan for Iran peace talks, suggesting talks could continue by telephone. The decision came just minutes after Pakistani officials said Iran's Foreign Minister had left Islamabad.
President Trump canceled a planned trip by his top negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Pakistan for Iran peace talks. The decision came minutes after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad. Trump's White House had earlier confirmed the trip. Araghchi's spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, had denied a direct meeting with the U.S. was planned. Trump said talks would continue by telephone, citing too much time wasted on traveling for in-person talks. The U.S.-Iran talks are linked to a shaky Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which Tehran has insisted remain paused as a precondition for further peace talks.
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