ISLAMABAD, (AP):- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press.
U.S. President Donald Trump previously said he is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday for talks with Iran. Shortly after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi touched down in Pakistan, his government said there would be no direct negotiations with American government representatives during this visit. Vice President JD Vance would be on standby to travel, the White House said.
Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House. The meeting was the second high-level negotiation between the two countries since last week. The initial 10-day ceasefire, which took effect last Friday, had been due to expire Monday.
The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday, actualizes the administration’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on entities that do business with Iran, an effort to cut off Iran’s key source of revenue — its oil exports.
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