9 April 2026Top Stories
Vance to lead highest-level US-Iran talks since 1979
Vice President JD Vance will head the American delegation to direct peace talks with Iran in Islamabad on Saturday, marking the highest-level US-Iran meeting since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the team includes Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, facing Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Iran claims three ceasefire violations and threatens Strait of Hormuz closure again, while the US maintains the fragile truce excludes Lebanon despite Israeli strikes killing over 100.
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