Trump dispatches Witkoff, Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran’s FM Araghchi; Vance on ‘standby’
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“An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will reach Pakistan on Friday night (April 24, 2026) to hold bilateral consultations, discuss the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the current developments in the region, officials and media reports said.”
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Multiple web search results report that an Iranian delegation led by Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2026, for consultations regarding regional developments and the U.S.-Iran situation. This is supported by multiple independent news reports found in the search results.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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— Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
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— The minister of foreign affairs of Iran (Persian: وزیر امور خارجه ایران, romanized: Vazir Amor Kharjeh Iran) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The off…
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“Meanwhile, White House confirmed that President Donald Trump is sending his Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday (April 25, 2026) to continue talks.”
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Multiple web search results independently state that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Pakistan on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for talks, as confirmed by the White House in the search results.
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— White House Wire, also known as WH Wire, is a news aggregation website launched by US president Donald Trump on May 1, 2025. The site took inspiration from the Drudge Report, a political news aggregat…
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“Mr. Araghchi will lead a small delegation to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia on Friday (April 24, 2026) to "hold bilateral consultations and discuss current developments in the region, as well as the latest situation" in the U.S.-Iran war, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported.”
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This claim is strongly corroborated by multiple web search results, which report that Abbas Araghchi will lead a delegation to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia on Friday, April 24, 2026, to discuss bilateral consultations and regional developments concerning the U.S.-Iran situation. This aligns with the details provided in the original claim.
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— On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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— On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
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