US Sends Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner to Islamabad for Emergency Iran Ceasefire Talks

President Trump announced on April 19, 2026 that a high-level US delegation — led by Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and senior adviser Jared Kushner — is heading to Islamabad, Pakistan for emergency negotiations with Iran ahead of the April 22 ceasefire expiration deadline. Trump posted on Truth Social: 'My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations.' Iranian sources confirmed their delegation will arrive Tuesday. Both sides are reportedly expecting to announce a ceasefire extension by Wednesday's deadline, though Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned 'significant gaps remain unresolved' on core issues including Iran's nuclear weapons commitment, Hormuz transit fee rights, the Lebanon ceasefire, and release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. This is the second Islamabad negotiating session; the first, April 11–12, collapsed after 21 hours.