President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled diplomatic mission to Pakistan, instructing his envoys not to board their flight for negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad. The dramatic decision came just hours before the planned departure, marking a significant shift in the administration's approach to resolving the escalating crisis with Tehran.
"Too much time being wasted, they can call us," Trump declared in a statement announcing the cancellation. The President emphasized that his team would not undertake an 18-hour journey for what he characterized as unproductive discussions. "I told my people, when they were preparing for the flight, you're not going to fly 18 hours, all the cards are in our hands," he stated in an interview with Fox News. "They can call us whenever they want, but you're not flying 18 hours to sit and talk about nothing."
