Vance’s departure to Pakistan for Iran peace talks put on hold: reports

US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Islamabad, for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, has been put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions, local media reported. Vance was scheduled to depart Tuesday morning for Islamabad, where talks were set to resume on Wednesday, the same day the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran is set to expire.  Without an Iranian response, the diplomatic process is effectively paused, though the trip has not been cancelled, a US official was quoted as saying in a New York Times report.
As per media report, The White House spent all of Monday waiting for a signal from Tehran that it would send its negotiating team to Islamabad.Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators spent all day Monday urging the Iranians to come to the table.
The trip could be back on at a moment’s notice if Iran’s negotiators respond in a way that President Donald Trump deems acceptable. US officials are also looking for a clear signal that Iran’s negotiators have been fully empowered to reach an agreement, the report said. Vance and White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were still in Washington, Axios reported.   A US government plane scheduled to take Witkoff and Kushner from Miami to Islamabad via Europe on Tuesday morning never departed — instead taking off around noon for Washington.