US EditionVance Warns Iran Not to 'Play' the U.S. as He Departs for Negotiations
The talks come as Iran and the United States remain at odds over Lebanon, nuclear limits and reopening a waterway that carries about 20% of global oil shipments.
- On Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Islamabad to lead peace talks with Iranian officials, accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for the high-stakes meeting.
- The negotiations follow a two-week ceasefire agreed on Tuesday, though sides remain at odds over terms; Iran insists the truce must include an end to the war in Lebanon, which the U.S. rejects.
- Jonathan Schanzer, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, noted that Vance's skepticism of foreign intervention makes him an "intriguing interlocutor," suggesting Tehran likely prefers his approach.
- Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan insisting on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of assets, while the Islamic Republic maintains its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, affecting about 20% of global oil shipments.
- President Donald Trump vowed to ensure the Islamic republic cannot possess a nuclear weapon while promising to reopen the Strait of Hormuz "with or without" Iranian cooperation.
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