Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner Heading to Islamabad for Iran Talks

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner will head to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday for another round of negotiations with Iran, and Vice President JD Vance “is on standby” and could potentially join them there.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the plans on Friday afternoon, first on Fox News Channel’s America Reports and then to reporters moments later.

"The President has decided to dispatch @SEPeaceMissions and @jaredkushner back to Islamabad," says @PressSec.

President Trump "is always willing to give diplomacy a chance… We hope progress will be made." pic.twitter.com/HTk9inxVFn

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 24, 2026

“As you know, and I spoke about it earlier this week, the president was flexible in granting an extension of this ceasefire. Throughout this time, the President has decided to dispatch Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner back to Islamabad. The Iranians want to talk,” Leavitt told reporters.

“They want to talk in person. So the President is, as I’ve said many, many times to all of you, always willing to give diplomacy a chance,” she added.

Leavitt, who said on America Reports that Witkoff and Kushner are scheduled to depart Saturday morning, told reporters that President Donald Trump, Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will await updates in Washington, DC.

.@PressSec says @POTUS “has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal” contrary to some reporting. pic.twitter.com/FNuNq9eAoH

— Nick Gilbertson (@Gilbertson_DC) April 22, 2026

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