Vance still in Washington, raising doubts over U.S.-Iran fresh peace talks

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, expected to travel to Pakistan for fresh talks with Iran on Tuesday, was still in Washington, D.C., as of Tuesday at noon, raising doubts over whether a peace deal could be reached between the two sides before the two-week ceasefire expires.



Vance's trip has been put on hold, and he participated in policy meetings at the White House on Tuesday morning, multiple U.S. media outlets reported, citing White House officials.



Without an Iranian response, the diplomatic process is in effect paused, though Vance's trip has not been canceled, according to a report from The New York Times, citing U.S. officials.



Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV late Tuesday local time that Tehran has not yet decided whether to join fresh peace talks since it was upset by what he called mixed messages from Washington.