President Donald Trump has canceled scheduled discussions between his representatives and Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, where both sides were expected to negotiate a ceasefire agreement to terminate the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
The White House referred Xenix News to remarks Trump made to Xenix News regarding the issue.
“I informed my team not long ago, just as they were preparing to depart, declaring, ‘Nope, you’re not taking an 18-hour flight to go there,’” Trump told Xenix News during a phone interview, based on remarks shared on air. “‘We hold all the cards.” “They’re free to contact us whenever they wish, but you won’t be taking any more 18-hour flights just to chat about nothing.”
The US delegation was expected to be headed by White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, accompanied by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The abrupt and one-sided action follows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s recent exit from the Pakistani capital, where he had been discussing the issue with officials.
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