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Jared Kushner and Steve Withkoff, also known as the Heckle and Jeckle of American diplomacy, are going back to Islamabad.
The dynamic 2-O are expected to land in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday to surprise the Iranians with their playful tactics, again.
The razzle-dazzle antics of Kushner and Witkoff proved deadly for Iranian leaders repeatedly.
The Iranians, who have been cut off from most of the Western world for 47 years, seem unready for the Western diplomatic game.
Ten to one, the razzle-dazzle show of Kushner and Witkoff will catch the Iranians off guard again, as it always does.
When it comes to Kushner and Witkoff, there is an air of superficiality to their “diplomatic” tactics.
Kushner and Witkoff will walk into the room, give the Iranians some sparklers to play with, then walk out.
While the Iranians are busy playing with the spaklers, Kushner and Witkoff will call in a strike on their wherabouts.
Their well-practiced information-gathering (K&W) scheme consistently pinpoints Iranian leaders, underscoring the predictability of such tactics.
“Free speech, but not free reach.” — Social media titans.
“Rome was not built in a day. Persecution will come your way. But the hotter the battle you see. It’s the sweeter the victory.”
Heckle and Jeckle, aka Kushner and Witkoff, are back in Islamabad.
Iran and the United States are a world apart.
While some Trump Administration officials have reported that the Iranians want to negotiate to make a deal, Tehran has said it has no plan to meet with the U.S. in Islamabad.
On Friday, White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt told reporters that ‘Pakistani mediators will facilitate ‘direct talks’ on Saturday.
Leavitt told Fox News that the president’s envoys (Kushner and Witkoff) will resume talks with “representatives from the Iranian delegation.”
In the meantime, flashes of indignation between the U.S. and Iran continue to play out in the Mediterranean Sea.
On Wednesday, the U.S. captured an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the M/V Touska.
On April 22, the Iranians seized two ships, including the Epaminondas, a Liberia-flagged container ship owned by the Greek shipping company.
They also captured the Euphoria ship owned by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company.
The fact is, during this standoff, punch for punch and blow for blow, Iran will take a much harder hit than the U.S.
The issue is that the Iranians are more used to feeling pain.
America is used to feeling pain, and especially in an election year, politicians are wont to make sure their constituents are as comfortable as they can.
With Heckle and Jeckle returning to Islamabad to meet with high-ranking Pakistani officials, there is little expectation of a resolution.
No one in their right mind in the Middle East trusts those two.
The Kushner, Witkoff 2-O team has no substantive tactic of persuasion to bring to bear.
The respect they get is from using President Trump’s name. There are some Arabs Muslims who believe in them, but those are in their right mind.
President Trump has ordered V.P. JD Vance to stay on standby just in case the Iranians get serious and decide to come to the negotiating table.
While Pakistanis have a strong desire for stability in the region, it is unlikely that their efforts will be rewarded anytime soon.
In a hotly contested divorce, if the warring parties refuse to meet in the middle, there isn’t much the attorneys can do to reconcile differences.
They could put their foot down and present their own demands for a peaceful regional resolution.
After all, this is taking place in their own backyard.
The United States is situated more than 6,400 miles away from Iran.
Pakistan and India are nuclear power states themselves.
The flashy, unpredictable tactics of Kushner and Witkoff have repeatedly undermined Iranian leaders‘ positions, affecting their diplomatic standing.
How did we get here?
“Think globally, act locally.”
It is crucial to be forward-thinking but not a forward person. “Be kind to everyone you meet because each carries his heavy burden…” Plato.
Embrace the three Constants: change, justice, and rightness.
The thought police are busy at work trying to suppress free speech. If allowed their march to madness, they will arrest your very thoughts.
Free speech is thy Lord.’
