U.S.-Iran Talks To Resume In Pakistan — Trump Says It’s Iran’s Last Chance

Round two of negotiations with Iran will take place this week despite attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Sunday— but he also put the regime on notice, warning that the United States is prepared to resume an all out barrage of strikes on Iran.

While officials originally said the negotiation is being led by JD Vance, on Sunday morning the president revealed that the vice president would not be making the trip to Pakistan due to security concerns.

Trump told several outlets by phone that the vice president would not be making the trip to the Pakistani capital for the second round of meetings, explaining that the Secret Service was not comfortable with him doing so with just 24 hours advance notice. Instead, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive on Monday evening ahead of the talks and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is also set to attend the Tuesday meetings.

Trump did not rule out making a trip to Islamabad himself, The New York Post reported, but said that he wanted to see how the next round of negotiations went before he committed to his own next move: “I would say maybe at a little bit later date. We have to see how it works out tomorrow.”

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“I just got off the phone with President Trump yet again, he told me that Vice President Vance will not be leading the U.S. delegation to Islamabad, he said it’s because of security concerns,” ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl explained after also speaking with Trump. “The Secret Service did not feel comfortable having the vice president go to Pakistan on 24 hours notice. [Trump] added, ‘JD is great.'”

Trump lashed out at the Iranian regime via Truth Social on Sunday morning, following reports that the Iranian military had opened fire on ships in the Strait of Hormuz after agreeing to keep it open.

“Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom,” Trump posted, adding, “That wasn’t nice, was it?”

“My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations,” he continued, and then confirmed to several outlets on Sunday that Vance would not be part of those conversations in person.

Trump concluded by warning the Iranian regime to take the deal being offered by the United States, saying, “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!”