Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner: Details on a Potential "Second Round" with Iran

SadaNews - JD Vance, the U.S. Vice President, is expected to lead the potential second round of talks with Iran, should both parties agree to another direct meeting before the ceasefire ends next week.

Informed sources told CNN that Vance will lead the U.S. delegation, along with Washington envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, who led diplomatic efforts before the war.

Sources indicated that Trump tasked the American trio with "finding a diplomatic exit from the war, and still trusts them to accomplish that," following the failure of the first round of negotiations in Islamabad.

According to CNN, Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner have communicated with the Iranians and intermediaries in the days following the initial 21-hour round, as part of efforts to reach an agreement.

The network previously reported that Trump officials are internally discussing the details of a potential second meeting, but as of Tuesday evening, it was unclear whether this meeting would take place.

On Tuesday, the U.S. President told the New York Post that "something could happen" in the next two days in Pakistan, amidst efforts to return to the negotiating table.

However, a U.S. official told CNN: "Future talks are under discussion, but no date has been set yet."

Arab, Pakistani, and Iranian officials indicated that the American and Iranian negotiating teams might return to Islamabad this week, while a senior Iranian source denied that any date had been set.

Trump was quoted saying: "You really need to stay there (in Pakistan), because something might happen in the next two days, and we are leaning more towards going there."

Despite Tehran's anger over the U.S. blockade of its ports near the Strait of Hormuz, signals indicating a potential continuation of diplomatic efforts have eased fears in oil markets, pushing prices below $100 a barrel on Tuesday.

Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the vital global waterway for transporting oil and gas, since the war began on February 28.

On Saturday, high-level talks between the two countries in Islamabad broke down, raising doubts about the continuation of the two-week ceasefire, one week of which has already passed.