US, Iran Delegations Arrive in Pakistan for High-Stakes Talks as Fragile Ceasefire Holds

A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan on April 11 for high-level talks with Iranian representatives, marking the first such engagement since the war began more than a month ago and testing whether a fragile ceasefire can hold. Vance landed in Islamabad aboard Air Force Two alongside special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, joining Iranian officials led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. source source The talks, mediated by Pakistan, are expected to begin later in the day following separate meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after initial plans for a morning start were delayed, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. source...