US Vice President J.D. Vance’s visit to Islamabad for negotiations with Iran has been postponed indefinitely because Washington has not received a response from Tehran regarding its negotiating position.
“Elchi” reports that the New York Times (NYT) wrote about this, citing an American official.
It is noted that Vance’s visit has not been canceled and negotiations could resume “at any moment,” although US President Donald Trump has signaled that he does not want to extend the ceasefire without a long-term agreement.
According to CNN, Vance is still in the US and arrived at the White House for a meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei explained that Tehran’s doubts about participating in talks with the US in Islamabad were not due to indecision, but rather stemmed from the contradictory signals and actions of the Washington administration.
It should be recalled that the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28. As a result, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of high-ranking officials were killed. Following this, Iran began striking targets it identified in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, and Cyprus, where US and allied military bases are located, in addition to Israel.
Iran, the US, and their allies agreed on a two-week ceasefire on the night of April 8, 2026. On April 11-12, negotiations were held between Iran and the US in Islamabad with the mediation of Pakistan. The hours-long talks ended without results due to differences in the parties’ positions. A new round of talks could be held in the coming days.
The situation around the Strait of Hormuz, the blockade of which has caused an energy crisis worldwide, remains uncertain; both sides have announced its opening at various intervals, but shipping in the region has effectively been halted.