ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks with Iran that the Pakistani premier hosting the warring sides called a "make or break" effort to permanently halt weeks of fighting in the Middle East. "If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the open hand," Vance said before leaving the United States. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country's down-to-the-wire mediation got both sides to the negotiating table this week, said talks would not be easy. - Islamabad plays host -Iran -- which brought a more than 70-member delegation to Pakistan -- has insisted on the truce covering Lebanon and on the unfreezing of its assets for the Islamabad talks to go ahead, neither of which has materialised so far. He added his top priority at the Islamabad talks was to ensure the Islamic republic had "no nuclear weapon.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 11, 2026 09:38 UTC