Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

As the clock ticks down to negotiations in Islamabad, two big factors stand in the way of progress.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will lead first direct talks since Operation Epic Fury began.

Vice-President J.D. Vance to lead negotiations in Islamabad as Tehran sets preconditions, Trump warns of military action if diplomacy fails.

Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

US and Iranian envoys arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for high-stakes peace talks.

Talks between the United States and Iran began Saturday morning in Islamabad, Pakistan. Vice President JD Vance arrived Saturday to negotiate.

JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speaker