US EditionNo Delegation From Iran Visits Islamabad, State Television Says, as Talks Speculation Grows
Iranian state TV said no delegation has visited Islamabad, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead talks, officials said.
- Iranian state television issued an on-screen alert on Tuesday denying that any delegation from Iran has visited Islamabad as speculation grows about potential talks with the United States.
- The Revolutionary Guard governs the Islamic Republic after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since Israeli and United States officials reported he was wounded in the conflict.
- Hard-Liners in Tehran have pushed back against resuming negotiations, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's recent claim that the Strait had been opened was later denied by other officials in Tehran.
- Vice President Vance is expected to lead the United States delegation in Islamabad, where American officials remain on standby for potential discussions despite no official acknowledgment of an Iranian delegation.
- Since the Feb. 28 attack, the United States has instituted a blockade of Iranian ports while Iran has throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the regional standoff between the two nations.
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Pakistan prepares for potential talks
The Iranian delegation has not yet departed for scheduled peace talks with the US in Islamabad, Iranian state TV said on Tuesday. US Vice President JD Vance is reportedly en route for Pakistan but Iran has not yet confirmed that it will attend the negotiations. France24 correspondent Shazaib Wallah reports the latest from Islamabad.
No Iranian Diplomatic Delegation Has Travelled to Islamabad Yet: IRIB
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In a statement by IRIB, the broadcaster categorically denied the presence of any Iranian delegation in Pakistan. World News | No Iranian Diplomatic Delegation Has Travelled to Islamabad Yet: IRIB.
Iran has not yet sent any delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a possible second round of negotiations with the aim of signing a peace agreement with the US, according to Iranian state television, a situation that confirms the tensions between Tehran and Washington, which in recent days have exchanged reproaches, especially after the US country continued with the naval blockade and attacked an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman.
Fifty-third day of war in the Gulf this Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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