US-Iran Peace Talks Begin

The Pakistan-brokered summit represents the most significant diplomatic effort to end the six-week conflict that has devastated regional infrastructure and roiled global markets.

Vice President JD Vance, previously a skeptic of foreign intervention, now serves as the public face of the administration's push for a lasting peace deal.

Negotiations are expected to focus on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the withdrawal of military forces from active combat zones.

However, the talks remain clouded by mutual accusations of ceasefire violations and continued Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.