Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has left Pakistan without meeting US President Donald Trump’s envoy.
According to The New York Post, Tehran held firm in its claim that its foreign minister Abbas Araghchi would not meet with US negotiators for a second round of talks during his Saturday visit to Islamabad.
Abbas and the Iranian delegation left for the airport shortly before 6 pm local time after holding meetings with primary Pakistani mediators Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The foreign minister says he "explained our country's [Iran's] principled position" on the "latest developments related to the ceasefire" and on the "complete end" of the war.
Iran continues to publicly claim they have no round two talks planned with the US.
Tehran has consistently said it would only be attending bilateral meetings with the Pakistanis, not the United States.
However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed on Friday that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would leave the US for “direct talks” with Tehran in Pakistan on Saturday.
Leavitt’s announcement about Witkoff and Kushner’s travel left Islamabad buzzing with the potential that the visit would be extended into a new round of talks.
