Vice President JD Vance Arrives In Pakistan To Begin Iran Peace Negotiations

The day is finally here.

JD Vance arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday to meet with the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Iranian leaders to negotiate the end of the Iranian War.

JD Vance is joined by several U.S. diplomats, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

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NEW: Vice President JD Vance arrives in Pakistan ahead of critical peace talks with Iran. pic.twitter.com/jBMCRtpKKn

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Vance received an escort by Pakistani fighter jets:

Pakistani F-16s escort Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s plane into Islamabad for talks with Iran pic.twitter.com/FI64JmD5cS

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NBC News reported more on Vance’s arrival in Pakistan:

A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan for talks with Iran today.

Vance was joined in the capital, Islamabad, by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have also led past U.S. negotiations on Gaza and Ukraine.

Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, told Meet the Press NOW that Pakistan, with its government serving as mediator, would provide a setting to “iron out” disagreements between warring parties.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry expressed hope that both sides would engage in constructive talks, reiterating in a statement “Pakistan’s desire to continue facilitating the parties towards reaching lasting and durable solution to the conflict.”

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The New York Times reported more on the negotiations:

American officials led by Vice President JD Vance met with senior Iranian negotiators on Saturday afternoon in Pakistan, officials from Iran and the White House said. It was a historic encounter between decades-old adversaries as they sought to broker peace after more than a month of war.

It was the highest-level face-to-face meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which put the two countries on a collision course. They met in the presence of Pakistani mediators.

The United States and Iran agreed to a provisional cease-fire last Tuesday that suspended the fighting for at least two weeks. Iranian and American negotiators have been in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to turn the pause in fighting into a lasting peace.

The truce remains extremely brittle. Israel has kept up its ground invasion and airstrikes in Lebanon, part of a military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group. Iran also maintains its grip over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit route for oil and gas, despite President Trump’s demand that it be free and open for shipping.

In a Friday address, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan said the talks in Islamabad were a “make or break” moment. Negotiators from the two countries have laid out red lines on Iran’s nuclear program that leave little clear path to a resolution.