United Statesand Iran’s second round of peace talks tumbled before they could begin inIslamabadon Saturday, April 25. After several days of deliberations, threats, and counter-threats betweenTrumpand Tehran, the two nations reportedly agreed on holding another round of talks to negotiate a peace deal. But the effort couldn't take off after Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad without waiting for US delegation while President Donald Trump also called off US envoys Pakistan visit simultaneously.

Saturday's development had come after last week’s snub by Iran to Washington when Donald Trump was ready to send US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance but Iran refused to participate.

Come this week, once again, Pakistan attempted to bring the two to the table, placed Islamabad under a lockdown, ramped up security, and continued waiting for the two parties to arrive. However, after hours of wait, the talks were finally called off.

After the first round of US-Iran peace talks, held on April 11-12, concluded without any significant outcome, the two countries reportedly decided to meet in Islamabad on April 25.

The White House confirmed that a delegation comprising of special envoys -- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- would be arriving in Islamabad on Saturday, to hold negotiations with the Iranian team.

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Though Trump confirmed Witkoff and Kushner’s participation, Iran since the beginning of the preparations for round 2, had made it clear that they will not meet the US team directly.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who arrived in Islamabad on Saturday as part of his three-nation visit to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia, held meetings with Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir, among others, and conveyed Tehran’s red lines to the mediator before engaging in any new negotiations.

While Araghchi was meeting Pakistani officials, Islamabad kept waiting for the US delegation, which never arrived.

Iran’s Foreign Minister, after convening his concerns, left the city without waiting or meeting the US delegation. As soon as he left Islamabad, Trump announced on Truth Social, saying that he had cancelled Witkoff and Kushner’s visit to Islamabad. Trump said that it wasn’t worth for them to take an 18-hour flight when the US was having all the cards. In another statement, Trump said he had called off the trip as they would have gone sitting for 18 hours to talk about nothing.

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