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White House confirms Witkoff and Kushner to visit Pakistan tomorrow for talks with Iran
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White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan on Saturday morning for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says in an interview with Fox News.
“We’re hopeful that it will be a productive conversation and hopefully move the ball forward to a deal,” Leavitt says.
She says that Vice President JD Vance will not be traveling but that he remains “deeply involved.”
Leavitt says he will be in the US, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president’s national security team, on “standby” to fly to Pakistan “if necessary.”
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