Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 20:35
Iran is planning to make an offer that will satisfy the US
Donald Trump has said â that Iran â plans to âmake â an âoffer aimed at satisfying the USâs âdemands.
In a phone interview with Reuters, the president said: âThey’re making âan offer â and we’ll have to see.â
Mr Trump said he did ânot â know what the âoffer would be yet.
He would also not say who the US was negotiating with from the Iranian side.
âI don’t want âto say that, but we’re dealing with the people that are in charge â now,â he said.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 20:12
Iranian delegation arrives in Pakistan, sources say
An â Iranian â delegation âhas â arrived in â Pakistan âon â Friday, âtwo âPakistani âgovernment sources have said.
Their arrival comes a day before Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to touch down for talks with Iran.
Sources said earlier that Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi was due to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 19:42
Hegseth says Iran war is Trump’s ‘gift to the world’
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 19:30
‘US will hear what Iran has to say in talks’
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be heading to Pakistan to âhear the Iranians outâ.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said the US âwill hear what they have to sayâ over the weekend after seeing progress from the Iranian side.
âThe Iranians want to talk. They want to talk in person. And so the president is, as I’ve said many, many times to all of you, always willing to give diplomacy a chance,â she told Fox News.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 18:56
Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan on Saturday for talks requested by Iran, White House says
The White House has confirmed that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trumpâs son-in-law Jared Kushner will head to Pakistan on Saturday morning for talks with Iran.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that Iran had reached out to ask for an in-person meeting.
She said JD Vance, who lead the failed first round of talks, will not be in attendance.
Him along with everyone else will be on standby, she added.
Pakistani sources have said Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 18:15
Pictured: IRGC speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz

Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 18:05
Trump to send Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks but not Vance, sources say
â Donald Trump is sending special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law â Jared âKushner â to Pakistan soon â for talks âwith Iran’s â foreign minister, âUS officials have said.
JD Vance, who was at the first round of talks, is not â currently planning to attend but will be on standby to travel to Islamabad âif negotiations progress, âtwo administration officials told CNN.
Iranian parliamentary speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, who is viewed my White House officials as the head of the Iran delegation and Mr Vanceâs counterpart, will also not be in attendance.
Pakistani sources have said Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 17:45
Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of trying to sabotage peace
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hezbollah of trying to âsabotageâ peace Israel and Lebanon.
In his first comments on yesterdayâs ceasefire extension announcement, the Israeli prime minister said: âWe have begun a process to achieve a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon, and it is clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage this.
âWe are maintaining full freedom of action against any threat, including emerging threats.
âWe struck yesterday and we struck today. We are determined to restore security to the residents of the north.â
Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks.
Harriette Boucher24 April 2026 17:25
