5 resultsfor “Pakistani mediators role in U.S. Iran talks”
U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-11T163953Z_670402150_RC2WMKAYEIZ6_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-CEASEFIRE-PAKISTAN-1776629561.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C515&quality=80) US Vice President JD Vance
role in attempting to mediate an end to the war between the US and Iran. On April 8, the US and Iran announced a Pakistan-mediated [two-week ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire). That came about following hectic
mediating peace negotiations, but Iran "has not yet reached a conclusion, and no response has been given to the U.S. side," Iranian state TV reported. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed Middle East
mediators. Iran had reviewed them and responded through the same channel. “The process is continuing through Pakistan,” Baghaei said. Later, Iran’s state-run Tasnim news agency said that Iran’s submission to Pakistan
Pakistani officials close to the mediation efforts remain cautiously hopeful that Iran might send a negotiating team for the talks by Wednesday, a series of escalatory steps taken by the US over the past