Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad on Saturday (US time) for further talks with Iran.
They are expected to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is heading to Islamabad as part of a broader trip, but this is not yet confirmed.
Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon, Washington time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pair “will be heading to Pakistan tomorrow to hear the Iranians out”.
Vice President JD Vance will not be part of the initial delegation but is on standby to attend “if we feel it is necessary”, Leavitt said.
“The Iranians want to talk. They want to talk in person. And so the president, as I’ve said many, many times to all of you, is always willing to give diplomacy a chance.”
The country’s powerful parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is not expected to be in Islamabad – though he could attend at short notice.
