Dhaka, April 25 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was expected in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, but Pakistani sources said he was not due to meet US negotiators there.

US President Donald Trump plans to send special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to talks with Araqchi in Islamabad, and the pair will depart on Saturday morning, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

The US has seen some progress from the Iranian side in recent days and hopes more will be made in weekend talks, Leavitt said.

She added that US Vice President JD Vance, who earlier this month led a first round of unsuccessful talks with Iran to end their ...