ISLAMABAD: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his envoys would return to Pakistan for new talks with Iran, while threatening new attacks on Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepts his terms, Reuters repoerted.
White House official said that US Vice President JD Vance will lead the US delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan, after President Donald Trump indicated Vance would not make the trip.
Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the talks, a White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity when asked about the makeup of the delegation after Trump’s comments.
Trump said the U.S. delegation would arrive on Monday evening, a timetable that leaves just a day for talks to make progress before a two-week ceasefire ends.
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” he posted on social media. “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”
A delegation from Iran will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday and work toward announcing a ceasefire extension with the US the following day, CNN reported, citing Iranian sources.
The first round of historic direct US-Iran talks was held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 had ended without an agreement, but also without a breakdown.
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