JD Vance-led U.S. delegation lands in Islamabad ahead of negotiations wit...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad on April 11. [AFP/YONHAP]

A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials ahead of expected negotiations following a temporary cease-fire in the conflict.

A U.S. government aircraft carrying officials set to participate in negotiations with Iran landed in Islamabad on Saturday. The U.S. delegation includes Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff, the special envoy for the Middle East.

On the Iranian side, a delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has arrived in Islamabad.

The two sides are set to begin their first round of talks later in the day,

six weeks after the war began on February 28 following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. No official schedule has been released for the duration of the negotiations.

Key agenda items are expected to include the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — the key gateway for global shipping — the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program, limits on its missile capabilities, and the possible easing of sanctions on Iran.

Before departing for Pakistan, Vance warned Iran not to “play” the United States. Hours later, Ghalibaf said talks would only proceed if Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Lebanon and frozen Iranian assets are released.

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week cease-fire on Tuesday — less than two hours before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline regarding attacks on Tehran’s civilian infrastructure was set to expire.

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