The talks in Islamabad were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A. Baker, and Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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