Middle East and Africa
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, saying he could only join the talks "for a day or two."
Hope of peace: United States Vice President JD Vance (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar as Vance prepares to board Air Force Two, after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad on Sunday, April 12, 2026.. (Reuters/Pool/Jacquelyn Martin)
US Vice President JD Vance took off for Switzerland on Saturday for talks with Iran on implementing a deal to end the Middle East war, saying negotiators would discuss the Islamic republic's nuclear program and the Lebanon ceasefire."I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, saying he could only join the talks "for a day or two."
Negotiations had been planned in Switzerland on Friday, but were postponed at the last minute as Israel carried out a wave of deadly strikes in Lebanon after four of its soldiers were killed in combat.
