A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan ahead of negotiations with Iran to end the six-week-old war.

A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance is headed to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials aimed at shoring up a shaky ceasefire and paving the way for a permanent end to the fighting

US Vice President JD Vance met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iran's parliamentary Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf in Islamabad.

The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani ⁠capital ⁠Islamabad on Saturday to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw ⁠the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced

The United States and Iran began historic face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.

White House officials said they were skeptical that the talks could immediately reopen ​the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's lead negotiators threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not even begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

President Donald Trump says the only reason the Iranians are alive today “is to negotiate,” as he sends Vice President JD Vance overseas to work on a resolution to the war