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‘Cautious Optimism’ Amid Stalemated Pakistan Talks, Even As Iran FM Insists No Meeting Planned With US Side | Collector
‘Cautious Optimism’ Amid Stalemated Pakistan Talks, Even As Iran FM Insists No Meeting Planned With US Side
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‘Cautious Optimism’ Amid Stalemated Pakistan Talks, Even As Iran FM Insists No Meeting Planned With US Side

Iran Foreign Ministry Insists ‘No Meeting is Planned’ Even With US Delegation En Route Not too much that’s new or bombshell happened overnight, with a second round of US-Iran negotiations still in limbo, but with the US delegation led by Witkoff-Kushner said to be departing Saturday or else en route. A small Iranian team has already been there since Friday, engaging the Pakistanis, also amid reports that they will submit a written presentation of their conditions for ceasefire and where things stand from Tehran’s point of view. Iran has denied that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s trip to Pakistan will include new talks with Washington, rejecting reports that President Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to actually restart negotiations. So once the US side arrives, it would be interesting to see what happens next. Potentially they could start in separate rooms with messages delivered, and thus the interaction would be indirect. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on X early Saturday that “no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US” during the visit and that Tehran’s positions will instead be conveyed to Pakistan. Araghchi said earlier he is undertaking a “timely […]

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