US Delegation Arrives in Pakistan for Talks with Iran

March 12, Kathmandu – A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for high-level talks with Iran. According to airport sources cited by BBC, the ‘Air Force Two’ aircraft carrying Vice President Vance has landed in Islamabad. This marks the first visit by a US vice president to Pakistan in 21 years; the last was Dick Cheney in 2005.

Joining Vice President Vance in Islamabad for the talks are President Biden’s special envoy Steve Wittkoff and the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. An Iranian delegation, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, had previously arrived in Islamabad. High security measures and preparations have been put in place for the discussions.