Vance’s trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on hold, US official says

ISLAMABAD — Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead U.S. negotiators if talks continue, called off a trip to Pakistan, a U.S. official said. And Iran said it hadn’t decided whether to participate. Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, worked intensively late Tuesday to get both sides to agree to a second round of ceasefire talks, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The ceasefire was set to expire Wednesday. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state TV there has been “no final decision” on whether to attend because of “unacceptable actions” by the U.S., apparently referencing its recent blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. As Vance put on hold traveling for more ceasefire talks, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared K

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