{"id":640,"date":"2026-04-20T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=640"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:03:33","slug":"vance-led-us-team-heading-to-islamabad-for-iran-talks-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/vance-led-us-team-heading-to-islamabad-for-iran-talks-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance-led US team heading to Islamabad for Iran talks: Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that Vice President JD Vance and a US delegation were set to land in Pakistan within hours for talks on Iran and asserted that a deal would be signed “today”, adding that he would be willing to meet with Iranian leaders himself if progress was made. Trump told Fox News that the Iran deal would be signed \u201ctoday\u201d in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump warned that if no deal was signed, he would “blow up every single power plant and bridge in Iran”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran has neither confirmed the claim nor announced a decision to send a delegation to Islamabad. However, Pakistani sources told the New York Post that Tehran was “willing for a second round” but that “no decision has been taken about” it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said that he would be willing to meet with Iranian leaders himself if progress was made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump said negotiations with Iran were expected to proceed, expressing confidence that talks would not collapse despite lingering uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re supposed to have the talks,\u201d Trump said in a brief interview, brushing aside doubts about whether negotiations would fall apart. \u201cSo I would assume at this point nobody\u2019s playing games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He confirmed that a high-level US delegation \u2014 including JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner \u2014 was already en route to Islamabad for the next round of negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re heading over now,\u201d Trump said shortly after 9 am EST. \u201cThey\u2019ll be there tonight, [Islamabad] time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, according to a source familiar with the matter, Vance is in the US and has not departed for Pakistan. It was not clear when he might travel, or whether other members of a US delegation were en route or already in Islamabad for talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump also signalled openness to a potential face-to-face meeting with the Iranian leadership if an opportunity arose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have no problem meeting them,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they want to meet, and we have some very capable people, but I have no problem meeting them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the centre of the negotiations, Trump said, was a firm US demand that Iran abandon any pursuit of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet rid of their nuclear weapons. That\u2019s all very simple,\u201d he said. \u201cThere will be no nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that Iran could prosper if it complies with this condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOtherwise, a wonderful country \u2014 it truly could be,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Trump declined to outline potential consequences if Tehran refused to comply or if talks collapsed, particularly as the ceasefire deadline approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I don\u2019t want to get into that with you,\u201d he said when asked whether the US would escalate measures, such as seizing additional ships tied to Iran. \u201cYou can imagine. It wouldn\u2019t be pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked whether Washington was confident about its counterparts in Tehran, Trump said: \u201cWe have pretty good ideas, and we think we\u2019re dealing with the right people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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