Trump canceled the U.S. delegation's trip to Pakistan for talks with Iran 0 18

In a conversation with Fox News, Trump said that Iran "can call us anytime."

"I just canceled the trip of my representatives to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time is wasted on trips, too much work!" he wrote on his social platform, Truth Social.

"Moreover, there is huge internal strife and confusion in their 'leadership.' No one knows who is in charge, including them," Trump said about Iran's leadership.

On Friday, the White House announced that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were heading to Islamabad to meet with Iranian officials.

Washington expressed its readiness to conduct a new round of negotiations with Iranian representatives, as the first round held earlier this month in Islamabad did not yield results.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi completed a diplomatic visit to Islamabad on Saturday even before the arrival of the American delegation.

The Iranian delegation led by Araghchi met on Saturday with the Commander of the Pakistan Army, Marshal Asim Munir, who is an important mediator in the negotiations, as well as with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

The Iranian Foreign Minister informed the Pakistani side about what he called Iran's "red lines" in the negotiations and stated that Tehran would participate in Pakistan's mediation efforts "until a result is achieved." Iran had previously stated that negotiations with the U.S. would be indirect.

An indefinite ceasefire has halted most hostilities; however, the economic consequences are escalating as the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global supplies of oil, liquefied natural gas, fertilizers, and other resources.

The first round of negotiations in Pakistan, led by U.S. Vice President James David Vance, lasted over 20 hours and took place in person. These were the highest-level direct negotiations between long-time adversaries since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Araghchi and Trump's envoys held several hours of indirect negotiations in Geneva on February 27 but left without an agreement. The next day, Israel and the U.S. began strikes against Iran.