The positive headlines around Iran continue to mount:
- Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan on Saturday morning, according to Fox News
- Iran reached out an asked for an in person meeting
- Vance will be standing by in the US
- Everyone will be on standby to fly to Pakistan if needed
Axios also reported that Witkoff and Kushner would travel “in the coming days” but the details of that report were less encouraging. It says:
The diplomatic efforts haven’t made any progress
in recent days. The trip is an effort to break the stalemate and build
momentum for a deal before Trump goes back to exploring military
options.
My guess is they’re continuing to try to get the US to drop its blockade of Iran’s ships.
There is also this detail in the Axios report, which follows a report that he had stepped down earlier:
A
U.S. official and a source with knowledge said Ghalibaf grew frustrated
with the infighting in the Iranian leadership after the previous round
of talks, and even threatened to step aside. It’s unclear if he’s still
the lead Iranian negotiator.
It’s interesting that this is all coming from the US side while the reporting from Iran said it would be a short stop in Pakistan for a bilateral meeting with Pakistan’s leaders. Of course, you never really know what’s going on but the market is certainly taking it well. The S&P 500 is up 0.7%.
The White House’s Leavitt is also talking and said there has been “some progress” on Iran in recent days.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
