White House sends Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Pakistan for renewed Iran peace talks

Published April 24, 2026 1:55pm ET | Updated April 24, 2026 4:57pm ET



White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump‘s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are headed to Islamabad for a second round of peace talks to end the Iran war.

Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation during the first round of talks, will not join the duo in Pakistan to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Vance is reportedly not attending because Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf will not be in attendance.

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