Trump pulls US envoys from Pakistan as Iran diplomacy stalls

President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks on the Iran war, saying Iran would be wasting too much time and that if they want to talk they should call. Pakistan had been mediating between Washington and Tehran as the ceasefire extension continues with no clear breakthrough, amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions; Iran’s foreign minister had met in Islamabad but no direct meeting was announced, and US Vice-President JD Vance had been on standby for potential talks.