The United States of America (US) will take part in the peace talks with Iran that are set to be held in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan, on Friday, April 11, after it brokered the ceasefire between the two countries today.
The US team will be led by Vice President (VP) JD Vance and include Witkoff and Kushner, according to the details.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance has played a key role in the talks.
She added that he will lead the next phase of negotiations in Islamabad later this week as well.
She also noted ongoing high-level engagement with China, highlighting President Donald Trump’s working relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance has played a key role in the talks and will lead the next phase of negotiations in Islamabad later this week. She also noted ongoing high-level engagement with China, highlighting President Donald Trump’s… pic.twitter.com/ThVENj52Oa
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US-Iran peace talks on April 11
Prior to this, the president of the US, Donald Trump, told The Post today that he expects the peace talks with Iran to take place very soon in Pakistan after the ceasefire deal took place on Tuesday.
The US President had further added that JD Vance may not attend the talks due to security concerns. However, now it has been confirmed by the White House that he will be there.
“We’ll have Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, JD… maybe JD, I don’t know. There’s a question of safety, security,” Trump said in a phone interview, The NewYork Post reported.
Trump further added that in person talks will take place “very soon, actually, it’s going to take place very soon.”
The president on Tuesday accepted Iran’s 10-point counter-proposal on ending the conflict as a tentative framework to build a permanent deal, though some of the demands seem very unlikely to be finalised, the report adds.
Islamabad talks
On Friday, April 10, Pakistan is set to hold the Islamabad peace talks between the US and Iran.
A large number of representatives and journalists affiliated with international news media want to come to Pakistan to cover the peace talks, causing an increase in demand for Pakistani visas.
In view of the upcoming talks, security in Islamabad has been tightened as well.
A two-day local holiday has been declared in the federal capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, on Thursday, April 9 and 10, 2026.
In addition to this, traffic diversions will also be placed for security reasons in Islamabad.
