Vance, Pakistan PM hold bilateral meeting as US, Iran negotiators prepare for ceasefire talks
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US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan for high-stakes negotiations with Iran, aiming to preserve a fragile ceasefire and prevent a broader regional war. The talks come after a tenuous diplomatic breakthrough, with the US and Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday for planned talks with Iranian negotiators. He was joined by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The US has not agreed to release frozen Iranian assets, and negotiations have not yet begun. A fragile ceasefire holds, but Israel has continued strikes against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said talks would not begin until Iranian assets were unfrozen. Kuwait National Guard members were injured in Iranian drone attacks. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with the US suspending further strikes on the condition that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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