By Evaristo Lara
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff will travel to Pakistan this weekend with the mission of achieving what James David Vance as the nation’s vice president could not, convincing Iran to sign an agreement with the United States. to end the war between both countries.
During an interview with the television network Fox NewsKaroline Leavitt, White House press secretary, indicated that through a second round of talks it is hoped that Iran will commit to stopping its uranium enrichment program for weapons purposes and reopening the transit of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as this would allow progress towards the end of the war that has lasted 56 days between bombings and ceasefire intervals.
“I can confirm that Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner will return to Pakistan tomorrow morning to engage in direct talks, mediated by the Pakistanis, who have been incredible friends and mediators throughout this process, with representatives of the Iranian delegation.
We hope it will be a productive conversation and that it will allow us to move towards an agreement,” he said.
The Republican from Contemporary Hampshire also announced that JD Vance this time will not even move to Islamabad as he did a couple of weeks ago, when after holding a 21-hour meeting with Iranian diplomats he returned to Washington with more pain than glory.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that is bad news for Iran, much more than for the United States.. We return to the United States, without having reached an agreement. We have made it very clear what our red lines are, in which aspects we are willing to give in and in which we are not. And we have made it as clear as possible, but they have chosen not to accept our conditions,” the Ohio conservative said at the time.
Meanwhile, the ceasefire established by Donald Trump remains in force and the Islamic Republic keeps navigation traffic closed in the blocked Strait of Hormuz, a condition that strains the relationship between Washington and Tehran.
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