US Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation for a second round of talks with Iran in Pakistan, the White House has confirmed. This comes after President Donald Trump initially said 'no' to Vance attending the talks due to security concerns.
Trump had denied Vance's attendance, citing security concerns, but a White House official later said 'things changed.' The new negotiations will take place over a week after the first round ended without a deal to end the conflict.
Vance will be joined by Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The US and Iran have been at odds over uranium enrichment, with Iran insisting it's for nuclear power sovereignty and not a bomb.
Iran's chief negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, said there will be no retreat in diplomacy, but acknowledged a wide gap remains between the sides.
Pakistani authorities have tightened security in Islamabad ahead of the talks, and US advance security teams are already on the ground.
