HIBAPRESS – Follow-up
Following statements by US President Donald Trump regarding sending a delegation to Pakistan, there was a state of ambiguity about who would lead this American delegation to Islamabad to negotiate with Iran.
While an official in the White House said that US Vice President J.D. Vance would lead his country's delegation, Trump pointed out that Vance would not participate in the talks in order to stop the war with Iran and reach an agreement.
Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner
In response to a question about the composition of the delegation following Trump's statements, the official, requesting anonymity, said that Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner would participate in the talks, as in the previous round that was held at the end of last week, according to what the Agence France-Presse reported.
While Trump indicated in televised statements earlier today that his deputy would not go to Pakistan for security reasons. He said, "The Secret Service is not reassured about Vance going to Pakistan within 24 hours."
In contrast, an Iranian source clarified that Tehran has not yet made its decision regarding going to Islamabad in order to conduct talks with the American side. He considered that in light of the continued American naval blockade of Iranian ports, the decision has not yet been made regarding participation in the negotiations.
This came with the US President's repeated threats to Tehran and his waving of returning to the military option and "striking the bridges and destroying the country if it does not agree to reach an agreement," after he announced that he had offered a "fair and reasonable" offer. He stressed that this is the "last chance" for Iran.
It is worth mentioning that the American and Iranian sides held long direct discussions at the end of last week, in an effort to put an end to the war, but they did not result in reaching an agreement. The American delegation was led then by Vance with the participation of Witkoff and Kushner.
While the Iranian delegation was headed by the Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, with the participation of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as other officials.
