Donald Trump’s approach to dealing with Iran in the war has reached a new low: he canceled a peace meeting after Iran’s foreign minister had already arrived for it.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law and his special envoy from the real estate sector, were all set to board an 18-hour flight to Islamabad, Pakistan, for discussions intended to bring an end to the war with Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, had already traveled to Pakistan and shared Tehran’s stance with Pakistani officials in expectation of the meeting.
Then, Trump decided to cancel the whole thing.
“I told my team a while ago that they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18-hour flight to go there,'” Trump said on Fox News.
“We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you’re not going to be making any more 18-hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”
Iran’s foreign minister left Islamabad.
Pakistan is now left with the mess. And the war is still going on.
Let’s look at the whole story of Trump’s Iran diplomacy.
He set a deadline. He backed down. He set another deadline. He backed down again. He threatened to destroy an entire civilization. He backed down. He sent JD Vance to Pakistan for 21 hours of talks that achieved nothing. He replaced Vance with Kushner and Witkoff. He announced they were going to Pakistan. Then, he canceled the trip just hours before they were to leave, while Iran’s foreign minister had already arrived.
Four deadlines broken.
Zero deals. At least 15 American troops are dead. Hundreds have been injured. Billions have been spent. Gas prices are over $4. The Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. And the diplomatic team consists of a son-in-law, a real estate developer, and a president who won’t let them take an 18-hour flight.
“We have all the cards,” Trump says.
The Strait is still closed. Iran still has its nuclear program. American troops are still being attacked in eight countries. Iran’s foreign minister just walked out of the room where talks were supposed to happen because the American team didn’t show up.
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