Vance trip to Pakistan for Iran talks is on hold, NYT reports
- An expected trip by Vice President JD Vance trip to Pakistan for a second attempt at peace negotiations with Iran has been put on hold, The New York Times reported.
- Stocks fell and oil prices rose following the development, which raised fears that a diplomatic end to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could be moving further out of reach.
- Vance is participating in “additional policy meetings” at the White House, an official there told MS NOW.
An expected trip by Vice President JD Vance trip to Pakistan for a second attempt at peace negotiations with Iran has been put on hold, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The delay came after Tehran failed to respond to the latest U.S. negotiating positions, the Times reported, citing a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the situation.
Stocks fell and oil prices rose following the development, which raised fears that a diplomatic end to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could be moving further out of reach.
The Times report came as a fragile two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, brokered on the evening of April 7, was set to soon expire.
It was unclear precisely when a U.S. negotiating team was set to depart for Islamabad. President Donald Trump said Monday that a U.S. delegation was “heading over now.” But a source familiar with the matter told CNBC later Monday that the delegation was gearing up to travel to Islamabad “soon.”
