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Vance to Lead US Negotiations With Iran in Pakistan Saturday
The talks will test a fragile ceasefire as Washington presses Tehran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and drop uranium enrichment demands.
- On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for in-person negotiations aimed at stabilizing the fragile two-week ceasefire with Iran.
- President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Tuesday after threatening Iran's 'whole civilization' would be destroyed if Tehran failed to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected Iran's initial 10-point plan as 'fundamentally unserious' and 'literally thrown in the garbage,' though Iran claims victory and disputes whether Lebanon is covered by the truce.
- The White House demands the Strait of Hormuz be 'reopened immediately, quickly and safely,' dismissing Iranian state media reports of closure as 'false' despite conflicting traffic data and regional uncertainty.
- These Islamabad talks represent the highest-level direct engagement between the U.S. and Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, making this a pivotal moment where successful diplomacy could de-escalate tensions or trigger renewed military conflict.
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Trump sending US VP Vance to Pakistan for Iran talks
US President Donald Trump is sending Vice President JD Vance and other negotiators to the Pakistani capital for talks with Iran that will begin on Saturday, the White House said. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
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VP Vance to lead Iran truce talks in Pakistan
US Vice President JD Vance is due to lead the Trump administration’s delegation in talks with Iran, part of efforts to solidify a ceasefire that is already looking shaky barely a day on from its agreement. Vance will meet this weekend with the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, but experts were skeptical that the meeting — part of a two-week truce — would result in measurable progress: Ghalibaf accused the US of violating the…
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