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talks with the US aimed at ending their war, now in its eighth week. But while Pakistani officials close to the mediation efforts remain cautiously hopeful that Iran might send a negotiating team
Iran and attention switched away from ending the Ukraine war, which has been raging for more than four years. Witkoff and Kushner are part of the US negotiating team travelling to Pakistan for ceasefire talks
US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to lead a team of United States negotiators in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Iran
US-Iran peace talks. **Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images** Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images --- ## Talks or no talks? Preparations to host Iranian and U.S. negotiating teams
talks on Thursday following a fragile ceasefire, a US official told the AFP news agency. - A US team is expected to travel to Pakistan “soon” for further negotiations, though Iran
talks with [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) that the ball is in Tehran’s court**. The US vice-president led the American negotiating team
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), who had led the US team in the first round of Islamabad talks, would not visit the Pakistani
US negotiating team led by Vance, flew to Washington from Miami instead of heading straight to Islamabad. Soon after, Vance made his way to the White House for "policy meetings" as the president
US side, the White House confirmed their negotiating team would be led by vice-president JD Vance, with special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also travelling to Islamabad. Iranian officials said their delegation would
negotiations for Gaza. - **Steve Witkoff:** The 69-year-old US Special Envoy to the Middle East is a New York real estate investor and a long-time golfing companion of Trump. Witkoff partnered with Kushner
talks with the US in Islamabad on Monday, as had been widely rumoured, because the demands by the US were excessive. Iran’s tough approach reflects the dominance of the IRGC in determining Iranian foreign
team, on Trump’s instruction, demanded Iran suspend all domestic enrichment for 10 years. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, indicated he thought three years was the maximum the Iranian system would wear. The US
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi when he posted a statement on social media on Friday saying the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open". US President Donald Trump had immediately responded with a capitalised "THANK
talks may resume:** Trump said negotiations with Iran could resume in Pakistan “within days”, though uranium enrichment remains the main sticking point. The US is reportedly seeking a 20-year halt, while Iran has proposed
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2026. **Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images** Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images However
team during 21 hours of failed discussions with Iran earlier in the month, which collapsed after Iran would not agree to US demands to end nuclear enrichment and hand over its 440kg of highly enriched
team to Islamabad for talks, while once again threatening to knock out Iran’s power plants and bridges if there is no deal. The ceasefire, which ended more than a month of war, expires
negotiations to discuss a truce between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Tuesday did not include Hezbollah, however. The Lebanese armed group had opposed the ceasefire talks. On Thursday, Ali Fayyad, a Hezbollah politician
team making these videos comprises 10 people, all between the ages of 19 and 25. And they clearly have access to the internet – including US-owned social media platforms that Iran’s government has blocked