The Secret Munitions Crisis Haunting the Pentagon

While peace talks in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 failed to produce a breakthrough, the extension of the albeit fragile truce indicates Washington’s willingness to de-escalate. A US delegation of envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law), will head to Pakistan’s capital city. On the other hand, a delegation led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Friday. But the Iranian side made it clear that they will not communicate with the US team directly. The US President can continue the war until May 1. He will need congressional approval again, under the War…