US Delegation Heads to Islamabad for Talks with Iran Amid Mediation by Pakistan

US President Donald Trump has said that a US delegation will arrive in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Monday for a second round of technical talks with Iran aimed at ending the bilateral conflict. Trump told reporters that talks mediated by Pakistan are moving forward and that the US is willing to go to Islamabad. He praised Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, calling him "terrific," and said his role has raised the possibility of talks in Islamabad. Trump did not specify in his post which officials the US is sending to the face-to-face talks. The White House and the office of Vice President J.D. Vance (who led the first round of talks) have not yet provided an official response. While Trump clarified that Vice President J.D. Vance will not lead a US delegation to Islamabad for the proposed talks with Iran, Trump told ABC News that the only reason for excluding Vance from the delegation was that the US president accused him of violating the Iran Strait Agreement on Saturday.