Donald Trump will reportedly send Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for another round of peace talks with Iran. Despite previous uncertainty about the role, Vance is set to lead the new U.S. delegation before the ceasefire ends this week.
Donald Trump will send JD Vance again to Pakistan
According to Fortune, JD Vance will be heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a new round of talks with Iran. The update comes shortly after President Donald Trump said earlier that the VP would not lead the negotiations over security concerns. Recent reports state that Vance will indeed lead a U.S. delegation, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for fresh talks with Iran before the ongoing fragile ceasefire deal expires on April 22. The new round of negotiations hopes to extend the ceasefire.
The news comes as the U.S. and Iran continue to remain at a stalemate over the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Restrictions remain in place that continue to prevent ships from passing through the critical chokepoint, disrupting the global fuel supplies.
On Sunday, Iran declared that no ships can pass the Strait of Hormuz as long as the U.S. blockade remains in effect. “It is impossible for others to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while we cannot,” Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf said.
Meanwhile, Trump issued fresh warnings, accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, the president said, “Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it?”
The POTUS went on to declare, “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!” He concluded, “IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!”
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
