Vance Trip for Iran Peace Talks Delayed, Summoned to White House

Diplomatic Efforts Continue

U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker, who heads up the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday to discuss diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war, which Pakistan has spearheaded for weeks. Dar “underscored Pakistan’s consistent emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable means to address challenges and achieve lasting regional peace and stability,” the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a readout of the meeting posted on X Dar “underscored Pakistan’s consistent emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable means to address challenges and achieve lasting regional peace and stability,” the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a readout of the meeting posted on X. “He stressed the need for engagement between the United States and Iran, urged both sides to consider extending the ceasefire, and to give dialogue and diplomacy a chance.”

President Trump has indicated he does not want to extend the ceasefire, hoping instead for a permanent solution. “I don’t want to do that. We don’t have that much time,” Mr. Trump told CNBC about extending the two-week ceasefire, which he has said will end Wednesday. “Iran can get themselves on a very good footing if they make a deal. They can make themselves into a strong nation again, a wonderful nation again.”