Iranian Delegation Arrives at Peace Talks, With Vance en Route 52%
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4/10/2026, 5:57:02 AM
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Iranian Delegation Arrives at Peace Talks, With Vance en Route
There was much uncertainty about the durability of the cease-fire and whether the two sides could reach a long-term deal, as Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pakistan for the talks.
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An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan’s capital for peace talks with the United States, Iranian state media reported on Friday, as the warring governments angled for leverage in the negotiations.
The U.S. vice president, JD Vance, was traveling to Islamabad, as were President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to represent the White House in the talks.
Much is at stake.
The war has gone on for almost six weeks, killing thousands, devastating Iran and Lebanon, driving up fuel costs, damaging the world economy and destabilizing the Middle East.
A return to hostilities could have ramifications for years in the region and affect President Trump’s political standing at home ahead of the midterm elections.
The announcement that the Iranians had arrived came only hours after Mr.
Ghalibaf, who is one of the key figures overseeing the war, cast doubt on the talks even taking place, laying out a new condition for the peace negotiations in a post on X.
He demanded the release of unspecified “blocked assets” belonging to Iran “before negotiations begin.”
Over the last three days, the two sides have disagreed about whether the war in Lebanon is covered by the temporary truce announced on Tuesday and whether Iran has honored its promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all ships.
Only a small number of ships a day are passing through currently.
President Trump suggested on social media that Iran was overplaying its hand ahead of the talks.
“The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways,” he wrote, referring to Iran’s continued control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite a request from Mr.
Trump to scale back its assault on Lebanon, Israel on Friday kept up its airstrikes in the southern part of the country, aiming at targets it said were related to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.
The continuing war in Lebanon has exposed significant differences between the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has said all of Israel’s goals still haven’t been met, and Mr.
Trump, who appears eager to make a deal with Iran to end the war and its damaging economic fallout.
Mr.
Vance struck an optimistic but cautious tone as he left for the talks in Islamabad.
“I think it’s going to be positive,” he told reporters.
But he warned that if the Iranians are “going to try to play us, then they’re going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive.”
One priority for Mr.
Vance will be the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping passage for oil and gas that Iran has in effect blockaded since the war started.
Iran’s military signaled on Friday that it would maintain control of the passageway, saying in a statement carried by Iranian state media that it would “not give up our legitimate rights in any way.”
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Inflation rate: The Consumer Price Index jumped 3.3 percent in the year through March, reflecting the rising costs for energy and other goods affected by disruptions in the Middle East.
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Strait of Hormuz: Only two ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, and hundreds more are waiting on either side of the strait because their owners are still reluctant to attempt to navigate it.
U.S. officials said one reason Iran has been unable to get more ships through is it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them.
Death tolls: The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,701 civilians, including 254 children, had been killed in Iran as of Wednesday.
Lebanon’s health ministry on Friday said that at least 1,953 people had been killed in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, including 357 in a wave of Israeli strikes on Wednesday.
In attacks blamed on Iran, at least 32 people have been killed in Gulf nations.
In Israel, at least 20 people had been killed as of Monday.
The American death toll stands at 13 service members.
Diplomacy: Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the United States are expected to meet in Washington next week for direct talks, but a settlement to end the war in Lebanon is not expected imminently.
In Pakistan, the authorities have disclosed almost no details about the talks scheduled for this weekend, including where they will be held.
Displaced in Lebanon: More than a million people — roughly a fifth of the population — have been forced from their homes since the renewed war erupted last month between Israel and Hezbollah.
And many have nowhere to go.
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