Trump cancels Witkoff, Kushner’s Pakistan trip for Iran talks, says regime is suffering from ‘infighting’

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President�White Housecorrespondent Aishah Hasnie that it’s not worth the U.S.delegation making the 18-hour flight to Pakistan when the U.S.holds all the cards in the conflict with Iran.

“I’ve told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18-hour flight to go there.We have all the cards.They can call us anytime they want, but you’re not going to be making any more 18-hour flights to sit around talking about nothing’,” Trump said.

“And I canceled the trip, and I said, anytime they want to phone us, we’re ready, willing and able, but we’re not going to waste a lot of time,�

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Vice President JD Vance speaking at a news conference with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Islamabad

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026, after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran.Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff listen during the event.(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Then in a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran is suffering from “tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’”

“Nobody knows who is in charge, including them,” Trump wrote.

U.S.special envoy Witkoff and Kushner, who is Trump’s son-in-law, were supposed to travel to Pakistan this weekend for the second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations during Operation Epic Fury.

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Vice President JD Vance speaking at a news conference in Islamabad with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff listening

Vice President JD Vance spoke during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026.Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, special envoy for peace missions, listened during the event.(Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)

Prior to the cancellation, White House press secretaryKaroline Leavittsaid Friday that “We’ve certainly seen some progress from the Iranian side in the last couple of days” regarding a potential deal to end the conflict.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday to meet with Pakistan’s prime minister.

“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” he said on X following the trip.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaking at a podium during an event in Rasht, Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks during the opening ceremony of the First Caspian Governors’ Forum in Rasht, Iran, on Nov.18, 2025.(Shadati/Xinhua)

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“Shared Iran’s position concerning workable framework to permanently end the war on Iran.Have yet to see if the U.S.is truly serious about diplomacy,” he added.

Vice President JD Vance was supposed to travel to Pakistan earlier this week for a second round of talks, but he was called back to the White House for meetings, and the trip was postponed indefinitely.

Vance, Witkoff and Kushner were in Pakistan earlier this month for the first round of talks with the Iranian, but no deal was reached after their in-person meeting.