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Witkoff

Trump halts Pakistan mission and demands direct talks with Iran

Trump cancels Pakistan-based Iran talks, demanding direct contact
President Donald Trump has abruptly halted a planned diplomatic mission to Islamabad, where envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were set to meet with Iranian representatives.

26 Apr 2026-14:54
Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says

US Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to depart for Pakistan tomorrow morning to hold discussions with Iran, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

24 Apr 2026-22:53
Witkoff-Kushner Ukraine visit in doubt, Zelensky says

UKraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has cast uncertainty over a planned visit to Kyiv by U.S. envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as discussions continue over the format and future of Ukraine peace negotiations involving the United States and Russia.

10 Apr 2026-13:15
Zelenskyy claims the US ignores Russian aid to Iran due to trust in Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had tried to draw the United States' attention to Russia's support for Iran in the war, but these efforts proved futile due to Washington's stance.

09 Apr 2026-14:34
US proposes replacing Witkoff with JD Vance on negotiating team, Iran reveals

Iran has received a US offer to resolve the conflict that, among other things, includes replacing US special envoy Steve Witkoff with Vice President JD Vance on the negotiating team, Iran's Fars news agency reported, citing an official in Tehran.

07 Apr 2026-12:26
Iran FM denies contact with US envoy, says rumours aimed at misleading oil traders

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a statement categorically denying recent US media reports claiming he had been in contact with American envoy Steve Witkoff, stating that his last communication with the envoy took place before Washington’s decision to “kill diplomacy” through a military attack on Iran.

17 Mar 2026-09:42
Witkoff has not engaged in diplomacy with Iran following strikes, official says

Steve Witkoff, who has led US-Iran diplomatic negotiations in recent months, has not spoken with the Iranians or an interlocutor in the days since the US and Israel launched strikes in Iran, a senior Trump administration official said today.

03 Mar 2026-23:37
Geneva hosts meeting between US and Ukrainian delegations

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, has announced that a meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations has begun in Geneva.

26 Feb 2026-18:46
Germany urges Iran to act constructively in nuclear talks

Germany has called on Iran to halt efforts to develop nuclear weapons, limit its ballistic missile program, and stop destabilizing the wider region, a foreign office spokesperson said on Wednesday.

25 Feb 2026-17:20
Witkoff hopeful for Ukraine talks within three weeks

22 Feb 2026-10:39