President Trump will send special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday morning to meet with Iranian officials. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad later today with a small delegation, though semi-official state media report that Tehran has not agreed to engage in negotiations.
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Vance, Rubio on Standby ahead of Potential Peace Talks
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday that Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be on standby in the U.S. and could join the negotiations if the talks progress. Leavitt added that Iran “reached out” and that the two sides have made “some progress” in recent days.
A Pakistani official told ABC News that mediators will hold separate meetings with the two countries, with the possibility of a direct U.S.-Iran meeting on Sunday based on how discussions unfold.