“I’ve instructed my team… no need for an 18-hour flight… We hold all the cards. They can reach out to us at any moment,” Trump remarked, as reported by Fox News. In another post on Truth Social, he noted “significant infighting and confusion” among Iran’s leadership, questioning who was actually in charge.
This decision was made even after the US suggested the previous day that envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, might visit Pakistan for indirect talks with Iranian officials.
Meanwhile, Abbas Araghchi completed his visit to Pakistan, where he engaged with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and Army Chief Asim Munir as Islamabad tried to mediate.
Describing the trip as “very fruitful,” Araghchi mentioned that Iran had proposed a “workable framework” for a permanent end to the conflict, while emphasizing it remains unclear if the US is “truly committed to diplomacy.”
Pakistan announced that the nearly two-hour meeting concentrated on dialogue and peaceful resolution, even as Iran reaffirmed its preference for indirect discussions. Iranian state media later reported that the delegation had left Islamabad after completing its engagements, amid ongoing uncertainty regarding future negotiations.
(Edited by : Sheersh Kapoor)
