Trump cancels envoys' trip to Pakistan, hopes fade for breakthrough in Iran war
Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland
Reuters
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US envoys were expected in the Pakistani capital on Saturday to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran, although Iranian state media said Tehran's representatives had no immediate plans to hold face-to-face talks. "According to Tehran, until and unless that blockade (of Irania…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump canceled a trip by two U.S. envoys to Iran war mediator Pakistan on Saturday, a setback to peace prospects, after Iran's foreign minister spoke only with Pakistani officials and departed Islamabad.
A police officer stands guard Saturday as the motorcade believed to be carrying Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departs in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Mourners carry the coffins of three Hezbollah fighters during their funeral ceremony Saturday in the village of Al-Halloussiyah, Lebanon, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
A supply truck driver closes the hood of his parked truck in a yard Saturday in Islamabad after the suspension of transport and closure of markets on security restrictions, as Pakistan prepared to host the U.S. for the second phase of Iran peace talks.
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony of three Hezbollah fighters Saturday in Al-Halloussiyah, Lebanon, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
A police officer stands guard Saturday as the motorcade believed to be carrying Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departs in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Mourners carry the coffins of three Hezbollah fighters during their funeral ceremony Saturday in the village of Al-Halloussiyah, Lebanon, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
A supply truck driver closes the hood of his parked truck in a yard Saturday in Islamabad after the suspension of transport and closure of markets on security restrictions, as Pakistan prepared to host the U.S. for the second phase of Iran peace talks.
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony of three Hezbollah fighters Saturday in Al-Halloussiyah, Lebanon, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
