President Trump called off sending Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad after Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan without meeting US officials.
Trump cited excessive travel and lack of direct talks with Iran’s leader, while Iran quickly submitted a new peace proposal, which Trump rejected as insufficient.
Pakistan eased security restrictions in Islamabad after the canceled talks, signaling a setback for mediation efforts; previous negotiations failed over Iran’s nuclear program and uncertainty over Iranian leadership persists.
What is Pakistan's role now that the US-Iran talks it was hosting are cancelled?
With envoys ready, what triggered the last-minute cancellation of Iran peace talks?
Iran denies direct talks. What is its real diplomatic strategy in this conflict?
Diplomacy is off. Is a full-scale military conflict with Iran now unavoidable?
How does cancelling negotiations help achieve the stated goal of a non-nuclear Iran?
As peace talks collapse, what is the plan to stop the historic global energy crisis?