US Vice President JD Vance is expected to leave for potential peace talks with Iran in Islamabad on Tuesday morning, Axios reported early Tuesday, citing three US sources.
Axios reported that the White House first waited for a signal from Tehran that an Iranian delegation would also be joining.
According to a source with knowledge cited by Axios, the Iranian negotiating team hesitated due to pressure from the IRGC to hold a stronger line and to refuse talks without an end to the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian team was urged to join the meeting by mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, Axios reported, but, according to the source, didn’t leave until they received approval from Iran’s supreme leader.
The Iranian delegation’s plan to travel to Islamabad was also reported earlier on Monday by the New York Times, citing two Iranian officials.
Vance’s delegation is expected to include special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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