Trump cancels US delegation's Pakistan trip, Iranian FM lands in Oman

US President Donald Trump announced on social media on Saturday that he had just canceled the trip of US representatives going to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranian side.

Trump's cancellation of the planned visit by special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, came after the Iranian diplomatic delegation led by Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan following a "very fruitful" visit. Araghchi then arrived in Oman.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social, "Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their 'leadership.' Nobody knows who is in charge, including them."

The US president also claimed that "we have all the cards, they have none," adding that "if they want to talk, all they have to do is call."

Earlier on Saturday, Trump told Fox News that he had canceled the trip planned for the second round of negotiations and that it's not worth the US delegation making the 18-hour flight to Pakistan when the US holds all the cards in the conflict with Iran.

Araghchi arrived in Muscat on Saturday for talks with senior Omani officials on bilateral relations and regional developments, Iran's Foreign Ministry said, after concluding talks with Pakistan's leadership.

The visit is the second stop on a regional tour that began on Friday in Islamabad and will end in Russia.

Araghchi is expected to visit Pakistan again after his trip to Oman and before traveling to Russia, the semi-official Mehr News Agency said on Saturday, citing a plan announced by Iran's Foreign Ministry.

In Islamabad, Araghchi met with Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. He discussed Iran's position on ending the war involving the United States and Israel, as well as bilateral ties and broader regional developments.

In a post on X, Araghchi described his visit to Pakistan as "very fruitful" and said Iran appreciated Pakistan's "good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region."

He said he had shared Iran's position on a framework for permanently ending the war, adding that they "have yet to see if the US is truly serious about diplomacy."

On February 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US bases across the Middle East.

A ceasefire was reached on April 8. Follow-up talks held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 failed to produce an agreement.

Iran and the United States had been expected to hold another round of talks in Pakistan this week, but Tehran declined to attend, citing the continued US naval blockade and what it called "excessive" US demands.

(With input from agencies)