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Trump Dispatches Vance Abroad as Iran Talks Raise New Questions
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- Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, for mediated discussions with Iranian officials this Saturday.
- The negotiations represent the first in-person attempt to secure a permanent resolution to the regional conflict since hostilities began on February 28.
- White House officials said the administration wants the Strait reopened immediately and unconditionally as a top outcome.
President Donald Trump is deploying a high-level diplomatic team to Pakistan this weekend to finalize an end to recent hostilities with Iran.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Saturday morning meetings will focus on turning the current ceasefire into a lasting peace agreement.
While President Trump expressed confidence in the mission, he said security remains a top priority for the vice president.
The administration is working closely with the Secret Service to ensure the safety of all American negotiators during the summit.
“With respect to the safety of the vice president, we fully trust the United States Secret Service to do their job to keep the vice president and the president’s negotiating team safe.”
The administration also pushed back on false media narratives about the talks.
Officials said an initial 10-point proposal from Iran was discarded by the president as unserious and unacceptable.
“I’ve seen a lot of inaccurate coverage today from the media about these negotiations and these plans, already.”
“So, let me be clear and correct the record.”
“The Iranians originally put forward a 10-point plan that was fundamentally unserious, unacceptable and completely discarded.”
“It was literally thrown in the garbage by President Trump and his negotiating team.”
Leavitt said the Iranian regime eventually reworked its proposal after realizing the United States would not accept anything less than favorable terms.
The new, condensed plan was considered a workable basis for discussions alongside the president’s own 15-point peace proposal.
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