Trump dispatching Iran negotiating team to Pakistan, White House says

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April 8, 2026 1:55 PM EDT

Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

WASHINGTON, April ‌8 (Reuters) - ​U.S. ​President Donald Trump is dispatching his ‌Iran negotiating team, led ⁠by Vice President JD ‌Vance, to Pakistan, White ‌House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on ​Wednesday, adding that the first round of ⁠talks would take place on Saturday.

U.S. ​special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared ​Kushner were ‌also part of the team, Leavitt ⁠told reporters.

Leavitt said Vance had played a significant ⁠and key role on Iran ​since the beginning, and said conversations had taken place between ‌top levels of the U.S. government and ‌China.

(Reporting by ⁠Trevor Hunnicutt and ‌Bhargav ​Acharya; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis;Editing by David ‌Ljunggren)


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