Trump tells reporters US received new proposal from Iran after trip cancellation |
Trump tells reporters US received new proposal from Iran after trip cancellation
President Trump said his administration received a new proposal from Iran after he canceled a U.S. delegation’s trip to Islamabad for a second round of peace deal talks.
“They gave us a paper that should have been better. And interestingly, immediately, when I canceled it, within 10 minutes, we got a new paper that was much better,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One on Saturday, according to Bloomberg.
The president told reporters that the U.S. has “all the cards” in these negotiations.
“We’ll deal by telephone, and they can call us any time they want,” Trump said.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, were scheduled to travel to Pakistan for this second round of negotiations. Vice President JD Vance led the first round of negotiations.
There was some dispute on Friday between U.S.........