US Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday to lead an American delegation that would hold talks with Iranian representatives. The talks take place during a two-week halt in the US-Israeli war on Iran, which began with the former launching attacks on the latter on February 28. Pakistan, which has positioned itself as a central facilitator for talks between the two sides and an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week led to a pause in the fighting, with negotiations scheduled for Saturday. Before leaving for Pakistan, Vance told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that he was looking forward to the upcoming negotiations with Iran and that he expected the talks in Islamabad to be positive. He also said US President Donald Trump gave him “some pretty clear guidelines” on negotiations. Vance further stated: “As the US president 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.“ – Visa-free entry for delegates – Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said airlines have been instructed to allow visa-free boarding for individuals travelling to the country in connection with the US-Iran talks in Islamabad. In a post shared on X, Dar shared an official directive and said, “Airlines are requested to permit boarding to all such individuals without visa. Immigration authorities in Pakistan will issue them visa on arrival”…Read more