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No meeting planned with US, Iran will talk to Pakistan, Iran's Foreign Ministry says

US President Donald Trump is sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, to participate in talks with Araghchi, two US officials told CNN. 

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