Overview
- President Trump said Saturday he canceled the planned trip by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad.
- Reports conflicted on whether the envoys ever left Miami as Pakistan kept Islamabad as the mediation hub.
- The talks were downgraded after top negotiators J.D. Vance and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf skipped the follow-up round.
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran presented a framework to end the war and then flew to Muscat, saying he is waiting to see U.S. seriousness.
- The White House took direct lead on Lebanon policy, with U.S. figures calling Hezbollah’s weapons the main barrier and analysts warning of possible escalation.