The White House has said that US special envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan on Saturday to hold talks with Iranian representatives.
“I can confirm special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be off to Pakistan again tomorrow morning to engage in direct talks, intermediated by the Pakistanis, who have been incredible mediators throughout this entire process, with representatives from the Iranian delegation,” Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News.
She said Iran had requested the meeting after President Donald Trump urged Tehran to engage, adding, “We’re hopeful that it will be a productive conversation and hopefully move the ball forward towards a deal.”
Leavitt said that Vice President JD Vance will stay in the US, although he “remains deeply involved in this entire process”.
“He’ll be standing by here in the United States, along with the President and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and the entire national security team for updates. And of course, everyone will be on standby to fly to Pakistan if necessary, but first, Steve and Jared will be going over there to report back to the President, the Vice President, and the rest of the team,” she added.
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