April 11, 2026

Iranian and American Delegations Arrive in Pakistan for Talks

Washington is represented at the meeting by Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Tehran is represented by a delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Reuters reports. The Iranian delegation in Islamabad. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran. These will be the highest-level negotiations between the US and Iran since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the first official direct negotiations since 2015, when the parties reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. The negotiations will begin with a dialogue through intermediaries, followed by direct consultations, CNN reports, citing sources. According to The Washington Post, the US will ask Iran to release detained Americans. On April 8, the parties agreed on a two-week ceasefire. Washington put forward a program that speaks of lifting sanctions and opening the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran, in response, presented a plan requiring control over the strait and the cessation of military operations in the region.