US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday, April 25, to engage in direct talks with Iranian representatives, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed and CNN reported.
The negotiations, mediated by Pakistani officials, follow an in-person request from the Iranian delegation. “The Iranians reached out, as the president called on them to do, and requested the in-person conversation,” Leavitt toldFox News.
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While US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the national security team monitor updates from Washington, US Vice President JD Vance and other senior officials remain on standby to travel to Islamabad if the talks show significant progress.
Despite the White House’s confirmation, Tehran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency denied that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is planning to negotiate with the Americans. The agency reported that Araghchi’s visit is intended only to discuss “considerations about ending the war” with Pakistani mediators, asserting that direct talks with the US are not currently on the agenda.
This diplomatic push comes amid a period of intense military and economic pressure. Trump recently warned that “the clock is ticking” for the Islamic Republic, highlighting the effectiveness of a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
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