Vice President Vance will travel to Pakistan for Iran peace talks as ceasefire deadline is set to expire
Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran as a ceasefire deal was set to expire.
According to Axios, Vance is expected to depart for Islamabad by Tuesday morning to discuss a potential deal to end the war.
The decision to send Vance was made after Washington spent Monday waiting to hear whether Tehran would send a negotiating team to Pakistan, the outlet reported.
President Trump has said it is ‘highly unlikely’ a ceasefire will be extended with Iran , warning that ‘lots of bombs start going off’ if Tehran do not agree to a deal.
‘I’m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We’ve got all the time in the world,’ the US President said in a phone interview with Bloomberg News.
The current two-week long ceasefire in place will expire on ‘Wednesday evening Washington time’ but Iran have not committed to attending further talks set to be held in Islamabad this week.
This story is developing.
US Vice President JD Vance was expected to lead the US side, but Mr Trump said he would ‘not be rushed into making a bad deal’
Donald Trump refused to end his blockade and warned bombs will ‘start going off’ if a deal is not reached by tomorrow
Tehran has also said it is ‘prepared for military confrontation’ and will ‘punish the US’ if the President fails to pause his naval siege and enter talks
