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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms, here are the main sticking points

Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance

U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight

Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

peace. We’ll have more on Vance’s comments soon. **US vice-president JD Vance says the US made a lot of progress in its weekend talks with Iran

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy

JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran

Iran says Strait of Hormuz cannot be opened due to ceasefire breaches

Iran would hold new peace talks in Pakistan this week - but they have yet to begin. Vice-President JD Vance

Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran

JD Vance, the US vice-president, [is expected to fly](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/jd-vance-to-lead-us-delegation-in-pakistan-if-iran-agrees-to-talks) to Pakistan today if Iran agrees to further talks on ending the conflict. Tehran has given mixed signals about whether they will

Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran

peace talks will go ahead in Pakistan. There is tightened security in Pakistan's capital in anticipation of a meeting. But US Vice President JD Vance - set to lead the US delegation

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

Iran peace talks.** > double quotation markPrime minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will depart from Islamabad for Jeddah today on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by a high-level delegation.” ![Vice-president JD Vance

Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks

peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said. "The Iranians want to talk," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, adding that US Vice-President JD Vance

Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end

JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, expected to arrive in Islamabad for a second round of talks on Tuesday. The whiplash and confusion between war and peace

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

peace. “As long as the naval blockade remains, faultlines remain,” [he added](https://x.com/iranambpak/status/2045945294077190592). ## The negotiators: The US and Iranian teams Trump first said on Sunday that Vice President [JD Vance](/news/2026/4/7/why-jd-vance-joined-pakistans-last-ditch-us-iran-mediation-efforts

JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament

peace mission: “If it doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance. If it does happen, I’m taking full credit.” Overlooked, however, is the fact that the Iranians requested that Vance lead

Iran war: What’s happening on day 60 as diplomacy gathers pace?

peace proposal aimed at halting the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The plan comes as Washington weighs its next steps, including delaying talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas

Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’

Iran took another twist on Wednesday when Pope Leo shared a message of peace and healing after the latest angry broadside from the White House. On Tuesday, [JD Vance](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance) capped several days

Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of the US-Israeli conflict?

peace talks, citing the ongoing blockade, threatening rhetoric, and Washington’s shifting positions and “excessive demands.” - Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Tehran was not planning to take part in talks with the United

Middle East crisis live: Iran weighs Pakistan talks with US, and claims it has ‘new cards for battlefield’

talks with the US in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, after moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports – a key obstacle to Tehran rejoining peace efforts

Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy

JD Vance, the US vice-president, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio. In his first interview since the visit, Lammy said he had “no doubt” that all US politicians “purely through self-interest alone

‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war

talks about matters of theology,” Vance said. “If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful.” [Vance’s attack](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/jd-vance-defends-trump-pope-leo-spat) drew accusations on social media that

Middle East crisis live: ceasefire under pressure and talks in doubt as Iran threatens to ‘retaliate’ to US seizure of ship

peace talks with the US in Pakistan**, citing “Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire”, according