U.S. Vice President JD Vance talks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Military Workers Area Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and International Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officers in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026
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Jacquelyn Martin
US Vice President J D Vance arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to carry essential peace talks with an Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, geared toward ending the battle in West Asia.
Vance was obtained on the airport by Deputy Prime Minister and International Minister Ishaq Dar and Military chief Asim Munir on the Nur Khan Air Base. He was accompanied by the US President’s particular envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Earlier than he departed for Pakistan, Vance mentioned he was wanting ahead to the negotiation and hoped that it might be “constructive”.
“As @POTUS mentioned, if the Iranians are keen to barter in good religion, we’re definitely keen to increase the open hand. If they are going to attempt to play us, then they are going to discover that the negotiating crew isn’t that receptive,” Vance had mentioned earlier than boarding the airplane.
The Iranian delegation, led by its Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, together with International Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived early on Saturday.
The talks are going down amid a two-week halt within the US-Israeli warfare on Iran, which started with the previous launching assaults on the latter on February 28.
Earlier, expressing hope that the 2 sides would interact constructively, Ishaq Dar reiterated Pakistan’s need to proceed facilitating the events in the direction of reaching an enduring and sturdy answer to the battle in West Asia, in line with the assertion issued by the International Workplace.
The upcoming negotiations are being intently watched globally, as their success or failure might have far-reaching implications for West Asia’s safety, international power markets, and worldwide diplomacy.
Printed on April 11, 2026
