Vance, US team en route to Islamabad for Iran talks, Trump says

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US Vice President JD Vance and an American delegation are en route to Pakistan and expected to land within hours for peace talks with Iran, President Donald Trump tells The New York Post, adding that he is willing to meet with senior Iranian leaders if a breakthrough is reached.

“We’re supposed to have the talks,” Trump has said in a brief interview, brushing aside doubts about whether negotiations would fall apart. “So I would assume at this point nobody’s playing games.”

Trump confirms that a high-level US delegation — including Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner — is already en route to Islamabad for the next round of negotiations.

“They’re heading over now,” Trump has said shortly after 9am ET (6pm PKT). “They’ll be there tonight, [Islamabad] time.”

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