Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan to helm the negotiations with the Iranians, as we’re hours into a shaky ceasefire that one could argue has already been violated: the Strait of Hormuz is reportedly closed again, and Israel keeps striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Both are key points in the upcoming talks, though the immediate cessation of airstrikes in Lebanon seems to be the most pressing. Israel reportedly announced it would engage in peace talks with Beirut, and then it dropped some more bombs.
🚨 JUST IN: The table is SET for blockbuster JD Vance-led negotiations with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday morning
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 9, 2026
AMERICAN SIDE:
1. JD Vance
2. Steve Witkoff
3. Jared Kushner
IRAN SIDE:
1. Mohammad Ghalibaf, Parliament Speaker
2. Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister
GO… pic.twitter.com/uH0wZZR06O
It’s been a hellacious 36 hours, as the media grapples with peddling total fake news about the conditions of the ceasefire: those ten points issued by Tehran were rejected immediately. They’re old, but the US media ran with it. Vance will be joined by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and in clear terms, said that this could be Iran’s last chance to strike a deal to avert another wave of deadly airstrikes. This is the final stop—the train is leaving the station:
🚨 Vice President JD Vance delivers a direct warning to the Iranian regime — this is their ONLY chance to negotiate seriously before military operations resume.
— Overton (@overton_news) April 8, 2026
VANCE: “I encourage the Iranians to come to the table seriously.”
“We’ve seen some signs that they’re going to do… pic.twitter.com/G4J5RuOZUL
Vance taking the lead in these talks is a positive boost to the vice president’s profile, who might be our candidate in 2028. The other contender is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We’ll see what happens. We’re dealing with terrorists whose main goal right now is buying time. The VP can handle himself just fine; he’s proven that many times. But securing something significant in Islamabad could add serious momentum to that potential 2028 run. He performed well in last month’s CPAC poll, with a very high approval rating. Only Trump has done better.
Vice President JD Vance won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 29, 2026
JD Vance: 53%
Marco Rubio: 35%
Ron DeSantis: 2%
Donald Trump Jr.: 2% pic.twitter.com/Sx39v1SLqt
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just posted a poll showing a whopping 92 PERCENT approval rating for VP JD Vance among CPAC attendees
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 4, 2026
This is despite bad actors trying to PRETEND like JD Vance is falling out of favor because they perceive him to be anti-Iran War@VP is doing great pic.twitter.com/TXDSqn5a9H
All eyes are on this delegation in Islamabad this weekend.
Vice President JD Vance on the ceasefire with Iran: “The Iranians have agreed to open up the Strait. The United States—not just the United States—but also our allies have agreed to stop attacking.”
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) April 8, 2026
“And is the basis of this fragile truce that we have, which is now 8-12 hours… pic.twitter.com/GnAQbhqoy6
UPDATE: The vice president has left for Islamabad.
NEW: @VP just departed the U.S. for Pakistan, where he will engage in peace talks with the Iranians. He tells reporters that POTUS gave him "some pretty clear guidelines."
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) April 10, 2026
“We’re looking forward to negotiation. I think it's going to be positive.” pic.twitter.com/bOXs1Y3aaA
.@VP departs for Islamabad, Pakistan: "As @POTUS said, if the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the open hand. If they're going to try to play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive." pic.twitter.com/9nNDGsMmId
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 10, 2026
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