Witkoff and Kushner join Vance for first in-person talks with Iran

US officials taking part in peace talks with Iran include Vice President JD Vance, along with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, AFP reported, citing a senior White House official.

The negotiations - the first since the 1979 Islamic Revolution - are being held as a three-way, face-to-face meeting between the US, Iran and Pakistan.

Senior US and Iranian officials arrived in Islamabad on Friday evening, with talks beginning on Saturday to bring an end to the six-week war.

This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 11, 2026 shows US Vice President JD Vance (L) shaking hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting before US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP
US Vice President JD Vance (left) shaking hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) before US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on 11 April 2026 (Pakistan's Prime Minister Office/AFP)

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