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Trump Cancels Pakistan Mission, Undermines US-Iran Peace Prospects

4/26/2026

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President Donald Trump halted the diplomatic mission to Pakistan, canceling envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip on Saturday.
Trump told Fox News on “The Sunday Briefing” that Iran can contact the United States to negotiate an end to the war.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Islamabad after meeting only Pakistani officials and returned without a U.S. delegation.
The cancellation was called a setback to U.S.–Iran peace prospects.

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President Donald Trump halted the diplomatic mission to Pakistan, canceling envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip on Saturday.
Trump told Fox News on “The Sunday Briefing” that Iran can contact the United States to negotiate an end to the war.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Islamabad after meeting only Pakistani officials and returned without a U.S. delegation.
The cancellation was called a setback to U.S.–Iran peace prospects.