Amid ongoing tensions in West Asia, diplomatic efforts and military movements continue alongside a fragile ceasefire and stalled nuclear talks.
United States envoys will travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, today for talks with Iran, but a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, there would be no direct talks between the US and Iran.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on X that “No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the U.S.” Instead, Baqaei said Pakistani officials would convey messages between the delegations.
The White House says, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for Iran talks on Saturday, while U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who was part of the first round of talks, will not be part of the delegation, but is on “standby”.
Their trip comes at a time when US-Iran negotiations remain stalled, with uncertainty lingering over whether Tehran will return to the table for further discussions.
On Friday, Trump said Iran was “making an offer and we’ll have to see”, but he didn’t yet know what the offer was.
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said Iran still has an “open window” to make a deal and “abandon a nuclear weapon in meaningful and verifiable ways”.
Meanwhile, Top Iranian and Pakistani officials have recently met in Islamabad.
