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**WASHINGTON** \u2014 Vice President JD Vance was pulled back to the White House on Tuesday instead of flying to Islamabad to lead a new round of U.S.-Iran talks, as officials said it remained unclear whether Tehran would send a delegation to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Vance had been expected to depart with special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner for negotiations hosted by Pakistani mediators. CNN\u2019s Alayna Treene reported that the vice president would instead attend policy meetings in Washington. Sources told Treene it was not certain the trip would proceed at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know if this trip is definitely off,\u201d Treene said on \u201cThe Situation Room.\u201d \u201cAll we do know is that it is definitely delayed and that we should expect to see now the vice president at the White House for meetings today, not leaving this morning on that plane as we had previously reported.\u201d<\/p>\n

The delay comes after an earlier Vance-led mission in Islamabad ended without an agreement. In that round, also joined by Witkoff and Kushner, Vance said Iran refused the core U.S. demand: an \u201caffirmative commitment\u201d that it would not pursue nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,\u201d Vance said then. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s bad news for Iran, much more than it\u2019s bad news for the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

### Blockade still in force<\/p>\n

While diplomacy stalled, the United States kept a naval blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports. U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that American forces had directed 28 vessels to turn around or return to port since the blockade began.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official declined to say whether any ships had entered Iranian ports. If they had, the official said, they would be unable to pass the U.S. line in the Gulf of Oman on the way out.<\/p>\n

The two-week cease-fire among the United States, Israel and Iran was nearing its end, with no public confirmation that Iranian officials would appear in Islamabad. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said as of 7:30 p.m. local time that a \u201cformal response from [the] Iranian side about confirmation of delegation to attend Islamabad Peace Talks is still awaited.\u201d He added that Pakistani mediators were in \u201cconstant touch\u201d with Tehran and called the talks \u201ccritical.\u201d<\/p>\n

### Tehran\u2019s tone hardens<\/p>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian offered a sharp public rebuke. In a post on X, he wrote that \u201cthe level of understanding and comprehension of the requesters from Iran regarding their presence in Islamabad is even lower than Trump\u2019s level of understanding and comprehension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, Pakistan continued to press both sides. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Natalie Baker, who heads the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, met Tuesday with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss efforts to end the war. According to a Foreign Ministry readout, Dar \u201cunderscored Pakistan\u2019s consistent emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable means to address challenges and achieve lasting regional peace and stability.\u201d He urged Washington and Tehran to consider extending the cease-fire and \u201cgive dialogue and diplomacy a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump has signaled little interest in stretching the truce. He has said he wants a lasting settlement, not another short pause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to do that. We don\u2019t have that much time,\u201d Trump told CNBC of extending the two-week cease-fire, which he said would expire Wednesday. \u201cIran 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result is a compressed window. Vance\u2019s delayed departure leaves mediators waiting on Iran. The blockade continues to squeeze maritime traffic tied to Iranian ports. And the cease-fire clock is running down without a signed commitment on the nuclear issue Washington calls its central demand.<\/p>\n

If Islamabad talks resume and Tehran accepts terms the White House will not walk back, the pause could give way to a longer arrangement. If Iran stays away or again rejects an explicit nuclear pledge, officials on all sides have left little doubt that military and economic pressure could return as soon as the current truce lapses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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