- Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan for direct talks with Iran.
- Iran's foreign minister is in Islamabad for in-person negotiations.
- White House cites recent Iranian progress as reason for renewed diplomacy.
- Trump administration reportedly drafte
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