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"White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in Washington DC on Friday that Iran 'wants to talk in person', as the US dispatched envoys to Pakistan for renewed negotiations. "The president has decided to dispatch Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner back to Islamabad. The Iranians want to talk. They want to talk in person. And so the president is, as I've said many, many times to all of you, always willing to give diplomacy a chance," Leavitt stated. "The vice president, I understand, is on standby and will be willing to dispatch to Pakistan if we feel it's a necessary use of his time," she added. It comes after Washington said there had been 'some progress' from Tehran in recent days. Pakistan has been acting as a mediator to revive a fragile ceasefire after weeks of conflict that has destabilised the region, disrupted global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and left thousands dead in the region. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry confirmed that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad for meetings, though the exact nature of the talks remained unclear. Iranian officials insisted on bilateral consultations only, while reports suggested that direct US-Iran engagement remained possible. "Embarking on a timely tour of Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow. The purpose of my visits is to closely coordinate with our partners on bilateral matters and consult on regional developments. Our neighbours are our priority," Araghchi wrote on X (former Twitter). The tour will see discussions on developments in the region around the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, according to state media. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week truce to allow negotiations, later extending it to give Tehran time to present what he called a 'unified proposal', without setting a deadline. The first round of direct US-Iran talks was held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, following a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire on April 8, but ended without agreement."
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