US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to leave for Pakistan for a fresh diplomatic push, even as Iran insists no direct talks with Washington are on the table.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed talks were taking place because Iran reached out to the US for an in-person meeting.
But in a post on X, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said that although Abbas Araghchi had arrived in Pakistan, “no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US”, adding that “Iran’s observations would be conveyed to Pakistan”.
Donald Trump would also not say who the US was negotiating with from the Iranian side, but claimed that “we’re dealing with the people that are in charge now”.
He has claimed Iran plans to offer a deal to satisfy his demands. “They’re making an offer and we’ll have to see”, the US president told Reuters yesterday.
The US has been unwavering in its demand that Iran give up its enriched uranium and pledge to never obtain a nuclear weapon.
