Trump sends envoys to Islamabad as Iran rules out direct talks

U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran.

But Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad on Friday.

The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but economic fallout is still mounting with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House says that President Donald Trump will send Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to meet with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Shortly after Araghchi arrived in Islamabad, his ministry said any talks would be indirect, with messages conveyed between the two sides by Pakistani officials.