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US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will attend talks with Iranian negotiators in Islamabad beginning on Saturday, the White House said.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that US President Donald Trump is dispatching a negotiating team to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian representatives over the weekend.
According to Leavitt, the delegation will be led by Vice President Vance and will include special envoy Witkoff and Kushner. The team is expected to participate in talks with Iranian negotiators in the Pakistani capital.
Leavitt said Trump is “dispatching his negotiating team led by the vice president, JD Vance, special envoy Witkoff, and Mr. Kushner to Islamabad for talks this weekend.”
The announcement confirms that senior members of the US leadership and diplomatic team will be directly involved in the negotiations scheduled to begin on Saturday.
The talks are set to take place in Islamabad, where US representatives will meet Iranian negotiators as part of the planned diplomatic engagement. The White House did not provide additional details on the agenda or the expected duration of the discussions.
Also read: 'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
Further information about the negotiations is expected once the talks begin over the weekend.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that US President Donald Trump is dispatching a negotiating team to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian representatives over the weekend.
According to Leavitt, the delegation will be led by Vice President Vance and will include special envoy Witkoff and Kushner. The team is expected to participate in talks with Iranian negotiators in the Pakistani capital.
Leavitt said Trump is “dispatching his negotiating team led by the vice president, JD Vance, special envoy Witkoff, and Mr. Kushner to Islamabad for talks this weekend.”
The announcement confirms that senior members of the US leadership and diplomatic team will be directly involved in the negotiations scheduled to begin on Saturday.
The talks are set to take place in Islamabad, where US representatives will meet Iranian negotiators as part of the planned diplomatic engagement. The White House did not provide additional details on the agenda or the expected duration of the discussions.
Also read: 'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
Further information about the negotiations is expected once the talks begin over the weekend.
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