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Iran hit a snag just two days after the signing of a 14-point [memorandum of understanding](/news/2026/6/18/what-the-trump-iran-14-point-plan-says-about-lebanon-hormuz-and-uranium) with the US that sets out a framework for talks during a 60-day negotiation period. Vice
JD Vance is scheduled to lead a team of United States negotiators in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Iran aimed at ending their war, even though Tehran is yet to confirm its participation
Iran, has said that follow-up talks are set to begin in Switzerland on Sunday. Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has [confirmed](https://x.com/SwissMFA/status/2068431300373962786) that an Iranian delegation, led by parliamentary Speaker
JD Vance listen in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington, Dc [Mark Schiefelbein/AP] ## Why have Iranian and US negotiators cancelled trips to Switzerland? Neither side has given
JD Vance, assigned to lead the US delegation to peace talks in Pakistan, suggested there had been a “legitimate misunderstanding” on the geographic reach of the ceasefire deal. Pakistan, which accelerated its mediation efforts after
JD Vance’s planned trip to Pakistan for a second round of truce talks with [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), which has balked at further discussions. Iran has said the US must end the blockade
US still looked forward to “beginning technical talks as soon as possible”. Hezbollah-linked media reported Tehran was delaying sending its delegation due to Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon. The talks were
JD Vance’s comments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3#block-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3) about whether more talks with Iran are ahead, the US vice-president said** **Washington had made its red lines clear** on ending
JD Vance](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance) is no doubt acutely conscious of Jesus Christ’s dictum from his sermon on the mount declaring that “blessed are the peacemakers”. Yet the US vice-president, a Catholic convert
JD Vance, and a small pack of journalists had gathered at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington in anticipation of the trip. Dozens of White House officials, advance staffers and media were already in Switzerland
JD Vance, produced no concrete movement toward a peace deal.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1997x1997+499+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F10%2F655c7568470dac9a4b8955a31978%2Fgettyimages-2270459652.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5783873/iran-talks-islamabad-nuclear-jcpoa) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done
US for safe keeping. In short, he gave the impression that Iran had surrendered. The backlash that followed in Tehran on Friday was inevitable, and whether there was a genuine split between the foreign ministry
JD Vance [prepares to fly](/news/2026/4/19/trump-says-us-negotiators-will-head-to-pakistan-for-iran-ceasefire-talks) to Islamabad, Pakistan is racing against time and the odds to try to convince Tehran to join talks with the US aimed at ending their
JD Vance](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance), who is leading negotiations for the Trump administration, would now not be travelling. “The logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. As of now the vice-president
delegate. Two frontrunners, DC councilmember Janeese Lewis George and former councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, both [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats), are vying to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser, who led the city during both of Trump’s terms
JD Vance, walking out on Sunday morning, claiming that [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had failed to make an “affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon”. After the talks ended, Trump [declared
JD Vance has said [he believes progress](/news/liveblog/2026/5/14/trump-xi-summit-live-us-china-leaders-to-hold-talks-on-trade-tech-iran) is being made in negotiations with Iran, despite President Donald Trump rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal as unacceptable. The comments come as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent
JD Vance and political powerbrokers from both Republican and Democrat parties. The King spelt out the cornerstones: there had to be support for Nato, "keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries". There
JD Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking point that led to the breakdown in Saturday's talks was Iran's refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear ambitions. ![In this photo released