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Trump dispatching Iran negotiating team to Pakistan, White House says

AL-Monitor
Apr 8, 2026
Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo — Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday, adding that the first round of talks would take place on Saturday.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were also part of the team, Leavitt told reporters.

Leavitt said Vance had played a significant and key role on Iran since the beginning, and said conversations had taken place between top levels of the U.S. government and China.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Bhargav Acharya; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis;Editing by David Ljunggren)