Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks” to end the war in the Middle East. Officials indicated that Islamabad is being pushed as a possible place for the US and Iran to negoitate.
Pakistani sources said that Vice President JD Vance was being suggested as a possible chief negotiator for the US if talks went ahead. Iranian sources say they will not meet with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy, or Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, who led the nuclear talks with Iran before the war.
Pakistani officials said that the US and Iran could meet in Islamabad this week to talk about ending the war, which started almost a month ago.
Sources say that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, is the most likely person to lead any talks from Iran’s side. Ghalibaf, on the other hand, has called reports of talks between the two sides “fake news.”
The leaders of Pakistan’s military have been trying to take the lead in any peace talks. The White House said that Asim Munir, the head of Pakistan’s army, talked to Donald Trump on Sunday about the war.
Sharif then spoke to the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Monday, where they “agreed on the urgent need for de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy,” according to an official readout.
Islamabad has yet to be officially confirmed as the venue for any talks, which neither side has formally agreed to so far. Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt have been touted as other venues, but sources said Tehran’s preference was Islamabad.
“Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honored to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict,” said Sharif writing on X on Tuesday.
An Iranian diplomatic source said that talks were expected to happen this week, but they also said that Iran had “zero trust” in Washington and would not accept Witkoff and Kushner as negotiators for any talks.
When Trump started bombing Iran, the US and Iran were still talking about Iran’s nuclear program. The Iranian government now sees those talks, which were led by Witkoff and Kushner, as a way for the Trump administration to trick Iran into thinking it wanted a diplomatic solution when it really wanted to attack.
The source said the Iranian side viewed Vance as a more acceptable interlocutor.
Vance is widely viewed as a skeptic of the decision to entangle the US in a Middle East war and has largely kept quiet on the conflict.
Washington D.C. — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has just delivered another devastating blow to the deep state.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has formally sent criminal referrals to the Department of Justice over the whistleblower complaint that triggered President Donald J. Trump’s first impeachment in 2019.
The referrals specifically target former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson and the so-called whistleblower whose complaint centered on President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In a powerful statement, Gabbard pointed to newly declassified records that expose what she described as a coordinated effort inside the intelligence community to manufacture a false narrative against Trump.
“Newly-declassified records expose how deep state actors within the Intelligence Community concocted a false narrative,” Gabbard wrote.
The referrals cite concerns tied to Atkinson’s briefings before the House Intelligence Committee during the 2019 impeachment process. They reference possible criminal activity, including violations of federal law related to false information provided during congressional briefings.
This is the accountability President Donald J. Trump and millions of Americans have demanded for years. The Russia collusion hoax and the first impeachment were never about a “perfect phone call.” They were a calculated, treasonous conspiracy by deep state operatives to overturn the will of the voters and destroy Trump’s presidency.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) made it clear: there must be criminal prosecutions and arrests. She pointed to violations of 18 U.S. Code 1001 for lying under oath and issuing false intelligence reports.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) agreed, stating that this is “about the republic” and that people need to go to jail because it threatens the presidency itself.
The evidence now being declassified shows overwhelming proof that the Obama-era intelligence community laid the groundwork for the Russia collusion investigation after Trump won the 2016 election. Gabbard has vowed to release even more detailed information this week about how the truth was deliberately hidden from the American people.
This is the deep state’s worst nightmare. For years, they weaponized the intelligence community, the FBI, and Congress to try to destroy President Trump. Now, with Trump back in the White House and a Justice Department committed to equal justice under the law, the hunter has become the hunted.
The radical Democrats who cheered the Russia hoax and the first impeachment are now silent or scrambling. They spent years screaming about “democracy” while they tried to steal it. Their lawfare against Trump has been exposed as a coordinated coup attempt.
Under President Trump’s leadership, the rule of law is finally being restored. No more two-tiered justice. No more protecting the powerful while punishing ordinary citizens. The deep state’s conspiracy against Trump is being laid bare, and those responsible will be held accountable.
The radical Democrat Party continues its death spiral — losing voters, collapsing in favorability, and watching its extreme base get rejected at the ballot box. More Americans are waking up every day to the truth about the weaponization of government.
Director Gabbard is delivering the transparency the American people deserve. President Trump is delivering the justice they demanded.
The days of the deep state operating with impunity are over.