00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has said he had cancelled his envoy's planned trip to Pakistan
00:06for peace talks with Iran on Saturday. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
00:13were meant to head to Pakistan for in-person conversation with Iran, according to the White
00:18House. Though Iran had insisted direct talks were not on the table. But Trump added that
00:25this did not mean an immediate resumption of the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic.
00:31Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi arrived in Pakistan on Friday evening but left
00:38the country on Saturday afternoon prior to Trump's announcement. Arachi met with Pakistani military
00:45chief Asim Muneer, a key figure in the mediation efforts, as well as Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif
00:52and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. A first round of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. took
00:59place in Pakistan earlier this month, but both sides failed to reach a deal.
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