Iran to make offer aimed at satisfying US demands, Trump tells Reuters
· The Straits Times- US President Trump said Iran plans to make an offer to meet US demands, as talks are set to resume in Pakistan.
- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will depart on April 25 for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad.
- The talks aim to restart peace negotiations between the US and Iran, following Iran's expected offer to satisfy US demands.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump told Reuters on April 24 that Iran plans to make an offer aimed at satisfying US demands, as talks were expected to resume in Pakistan.
“They’re making an offer and we’ll have to see,” Mr Trump said, during a phone interview.
Mr Trump said he did not know what the offer would be yet.
When asked who the US was negotiating with, Mr Trump said: “I don’t want to say that, but we’re dealing with the people that are in charge now.”
Mr Trump plans to send special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad, and the pair will depart on the morning of April 25, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on April 24.
Reuters reported earlier that Mr Araqchi was expected in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on April 24 to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the US. REUTERS