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April 8, 2026 JD Vance to lead US delegation to Islamabad for Iran talks on Saturday The White House says VP JD Vance will lead the US delegation to Islamabad for Iran talks on Saturday, with talks focused on ceasefire terms, tariffs and sanctions relief amid fragile regional tensions.

Staff Report and Agencies April 8, 2026 US team will be led by VP JD Vance and include Witkoff and Kushner, confirms White House Iran’s delegation expected to be led by Parliament Speaker Baqer Qalibaf with FM Abbas Araghchi WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: United States President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for talks, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, with the first round scheduled for Saturday.

“US team will be led by VP JD Vance and include Witkoff and Kushner,” the White House said. Iran, reeling from the loss of several veteran political leaders in the ongoing conflict, is expected to be represented by Parliament Speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, alongside Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi. White House Press Secretary Kaitlin Leavitt said President Trump will continue discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the possibility of including Lebanon in an Iran ceasefire deal.

“This will continue to be discussed between the president, Prime Minister Netanyahu, the United States, Israel, and all parties involved,” she told reporters. The announcement comes as relief over the US–Iran truce was tempered by renewed regional violence. Israel launched its heaviest strikes yet on Lebanon, while Iran targeted Gulf neighbours’ oil facilities, highlighting the fragility of the ceasefire.

Global financial markets responded positively to Trump’s ceasefire announcement late Tuesday, two hours before a deadline he had set for Iran to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz or face “destruction of its whole civilisation.” Brent crude, which had surged more than 50% since the outbreak of war, fell roughly 14% to $95.20 per barrel, while US stocks jumped to near one-month highs.

US–Iran Negotiations and Sanctions Relief President Trump confirmed that the United States will work closely with Iran, including discussions on tariffs and sanctions relief, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. “We are, and will be, talking tariff and sanctions relief with Iran,” Trump said, emphasizing continued cooperation on key issues. Despite the initial relief, significant disagreements remain unresolved, with both sides maintaining competing demands for a comprehensive peace deal.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change! There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) nuclear ‘dust.’ Nothing has been touched from the date of attack.

Many of the 15 points have already been agreed to.” He added that any country supplying military weapons to Iran will face an immediate 50% tariff on goods sold to the United States, with no exemptions. Regional Dynamics and Continuing Tensions While US and Israeli attacks paused against Iran, Israel escalated its operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified that the ceasefire does not cover Hezbollah, stating Israel would “continue to strike them” and that it had achieved many, but not all, objectives against Iran.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited a source warning that Tehran could withdraw from the ceasefire if attacks on Lebanon continue. Lebanon’s civil defence reported 254 deaths on Wednesday from Israeli strikes, with 91 casualties in Beirut alone. Residents said some attacks were carried out without prior evacuation warnings.

Pakistan’s Role in Ceasefire Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Iran and the US, “along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon, effective immediately.” He invited both US and Iranian delegations to Islamabad on Friday, April 10, 2026, to negotiate a conclusive agreement to settle all outstanding disputes, reinforcing Pakistan’s role as a facilitator in the region.

Trump agreed to the two-week ceasefire less than two hours before the deadline he had set for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, averting imminent attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. 0 Comments No comments yet. Be the first to join the discussion!

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