# Trump says Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan
*Event date: 2026-04-06*
President Donald Trump said on April 6, 2026, that Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner were speaking with intermediaries in Pakistan about ending the war with Iran. The remarks, reported by NBC News, placed Pakistan in the middle of a diplomatic effort that was still unfolding.
Trump’s comment matters because it shows the administration using multiple channels at once. Rather than relying on a single formal negotiation, the White House was working through intermediaries, suggesting that direct talks either were not enough or were not yet possible. The packet does not say who those intermediaries were, only that the conversations were taking place in Pakistan.
The president also described the Iran proposal as a significant step ahead of his Tuesday deadline. That wording signals that the administration believed it had put a serious offer on the table, even if it was not yet clear whether Tehran would accept it.
The evidence excerpt is limited, so it does not give the text of the proposal, the exact deadline terms or any detailed response from Iran. What it does show is a White House trying to project momentum while keeping leverage. Trump’s framing suggested movement without closure.
That balance is familiar in wartime diplomacy. Publicly, leaders want to signal progress to allies, markets and domestic audiences. Privately, they may still be waiting to see whether the other side will meet core conditions. The excerpt suggests Trump was doing both: highlighting negotiations and reminding listeners that the clock was running.
The involvement of Vance, Witkoff and Kushner also indicates that the administration was using figures with different portfolios and relationships. Vance could speak as vice president, Witkoff as a special envoy and Kushner as a senior adviser with political access. Together they formed a small team suited to high-stakes back-channel diplomacy.
What remains unclear from the packet is whether the discussions in Pakistan produced any actual movement. There is no reported deal, no confirmed ceasefire outcome and no public breakthrough in the material provided. The best-supported conclusion is narrower: the Trump administration said negotiations were active, that intermediaries were engaged and that the president saw the proposal as an important step.
In war, that can be enough to move markets and shape expectations even before it produces results. On April 6, Pakistan was where the administration said the next phase of that diplomacy was happening.
