Trump sending envoys to Pakistan for fresh Iran talks, US officials say
US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, administration officials tell CNN. A fragile truce in Lebanon has been extended by three weeks, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi this weekend. The Iranians have not confirmed they will meet with the US team. Vice President JD Vance will be on standby to travel to Islamabad if talks progress. A fragile truce in Lebanon has been extended by three weeks. The conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah is among the sticking points in US-Iran peace efforts. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth criticized European allies, saying the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz “is much more their fight than ours.”
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