Vance heads to high-stakes Iran talks

Vice President JD Vance is leading a high-level U.S. delegation to Pakistan for direct negotiations aimed at securing a permanent end to the war with Iran.

The mission is fraught with difficulty as Tehran demands the release of frozen assets and a ceasefire in Lebanon as preconditions for substantive dialogue.

President Trump has maintained a hardline stance, warning that U.S. warships are being reloaded with advanced weaponry should the diplomatic efforts fail.

Mediators in Islamabad are working to keep the fragile two-week truce from collapsing amid continued Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets.