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Trump scraps Witkoff and Kushner trip to Islamabad, citing endless talks with Iran
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Published on 26 April 2026
He ordered staff not to take the 18-hour flight
US President Donald Trump said he has unilaterally cancelled a planned trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad for delegation-level peace talks involving Iran in Pakistan. Trump complained the trip would mean enduring “18 hour flights” without progress, adding the US holds leverage and that Iran can contact Washington instead, effectively sidelining the in-person effort.
- Trump cancelled the Islamabad trip by Witkoff and Kushner
- The move targets delegation-level US-Iran talks in Pakistan
- Trump criticized the effort as long flights with little progress
- He said the US holds the “cards” and Iran can call
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