Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner's Trip to Pakistan: No Point in "Useless" Dialogue with Iranians

 U.S. President Donald Trump announced today, Saturday, April 25, 2026, the cancellation of a visit by his negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, which was scheduled for meetings with the Iranian side. In statements to Fox News, Trump confirmed he told his team to stop taking long and futile flights, emphasizing that the United States is in control of the current conflict. Trump added that the door remains open for Iranians to contact Washington directly at any time, following Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's departure from Pakistan after talks with its Prime Minister.