Vance, Witkoff expected at U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad

Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to take part in planned U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, according to reports citing sources familiar with the preparations.

CNN and other U.S. media reported that the talks are being arranged with Pakistani mediation as part of a wider diplomatic push to reduce tensions between Washington and Tehran after weeks of conflict.

Vance’s travel schedule may be adjusted to allow him to attend the Islamabad meeting, with reports saying he is expected to lead the U.S. side if the in-person negotiations go ahead as planned.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier invited both the American and Iranian delegations to continue talks in Islamabad after helping broker a two-week pause in military escalation.

The meeting would mark one of the most direct diplomatic contacts between the two sides since the outbreak of the war and is being seen as a test of whether the ceasefire can be translated into a broader political process.

Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the crisis, with Sharif and senior military officials publicly engaging both Washington and Tehran in an effort to keep a diplomatic channel open.

The expected talks follow Trump’s decision to suspend planned strikes on Iran for two weeks, a pause tied to maritime security and intended to create space for negotiations.

If confirmed, the Islamabad meeting could become the first meaningful opening for direct diplomacy in the current crisis, though major differences between the two sides are likely to remain.

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