‘I’ve no problem meeting them’ – Trump downplays Iran’s rejection of talks

US President Donald Trump has downplayed Iran’s assertion that it volition not instrumentality portion successful the latest bid negotiations, insisting that discussions are inactive going up and suggesting helium is unfastened to gathering Iranian leaders if advancement is made.

Speaking to The New York Post, Trump said helium does not judge the process is breaking down.

“We’re expected to person the talks,” helium said.

“So I would presume astatine this constituent nobody’s playing games.”

He confirmed that Vice President JD Vance, peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff, and advisor Jared Kushner person already near the United States for Islamabad, Pakistan, wherever the talks are expected to instrumentality place.

“They’re heading implicit now,” Trump said. “They’ll beryllium determination tonight, [Islamabad] time.”

The negotiations travel astatine a delicate moment, conscionable days earlier a US–Iran ceasefire statement is owed to expire, with tensions rising successful the region.

Trump besides signalled antithetic openness to nonstop engagement with Iran’s enactment if needed.

“I person nary occupation gathering them,” helium said.

“If they privation to meet, and we person immoderate precise susceptible people, but I person nary occupation gathering them.”

He said the cardinal request from the...