Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to talk about Iran, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad.
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This live blog is now closedU.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday (April 11, 2026), the White House and Mr. Sharif’s office said, with special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner also taking part. “Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region,” Mr. Sharif’s office said.Also read | Pakistan’s return: Mediator or West Asia asset?Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday (April 11, 2026) that he hoped the United States and Iran would engage constructively in peace talks. Mr. Dar also reiterated Islamabad’s desire to continue facilitating the parties to reach a “lasting and durable solution to the conflict”, according to a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.Also read: Why the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on shaky ground | ExplainedIran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the negotiations to go ahead. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday (April 10, 2026) warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to have the Strait of Hormuz open “with or without” Iran’s cooperation and said his top priority at the Islamabad talks was to ensure the Islamic republic cannot have a nuclear weapon.Follow live updates here: Published - April 11, 2026 06:10 am IST
