US-Iran Talks Uncertain as Vance Scraps Trip to Pakistan

Peace talks between the US and Iran ground to a standstill on Tuesday, with reports stating that Iranian officials refused to attend and Vice President JD Vance put off a planned trip to Pakistan.

Iran informed the US, via mediator Pakistan, that it won’t attend talks that were slated to take place Wednesday in Islamabad, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Separately, the Associated Press reported that Vance called off his trip. The vice president had been expected to depart Washington on Tuesday for negotiations.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/us-iran-peace-talks-uncertain-with-vance-trip-scrapped

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