2026-04-24 5eef2488d8aec6be11c393767549e8329637669a 4 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Islamabad 116 /wiki/islamabad JD Vance 239 /wiki/jd%20vance Jared Kushner 71 /wiki/jared%20kushner Karoline Leavitt 14 /wiki/karoline%20leavitt Steve Witkoff 37 /wiki/steve%20witkoff White House press secretary 2 /wiki/white%20house%20press%20secretary vice president 172 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20the%20united%20states 2026 Iran war Islamabad JD Vance Jared Kushner Karoline Leavitt Steve Witkoff White House press secretary vice president 2026 Iran war 2026-04-19 f86ec6c9f0a8c6e7a23e3d359a4f4df536fef58d /feed/2026/04/19/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-the-negotiators-will-be-in-pakistan-on-april-20-for-talks United States president Donald Trump says that the negotiators will be in Pakistan on April 20 for talks. 1776605793 2026-04-19 6b8c1b539f7760b59753994dbf10535f94db3d9f 3 Islamabad JD Vance Jared Kushner Steve Witkoff vice president 5 /feed/2026/04/19/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-negotiations-with-iran-will-be-held-in-islamabad-pakistan-on-april-20 United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. 2026-04-12 4a7708427f39a320190e6b7946465e1aee973e90 10 JD Vance vice president 2 /feed/2026/04/12/us-vice-president-jd-vance-who-led-the-american-delegation-in-the-ceasefire-talks-says-that-the-two-sides-have-not-r U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the U.S. made its "final and best offer" and stated "We'll see if the Iranians accept it". 2026-04-11 cd0cebb70556ebc2f75530a5b9bc1a7f288610ac /feed/2026/04/11/the-delegations-of-the-united-states-and-iran-arrive-in-islamabad-pakistan-for-ceasefire-talks-the-highest-level-enga The delegations of the United States and Iran arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. 1775993674 2026-04-11 db241b9bda7dd57569dd11da2a8aa3947464280d /feed/2026/04/11/the-delegations-of-the-united-states-and-iran-arrive-in-islamabad-pakistan-for-ceasefire-talks-the-highest-level-engag The delegations of the United States and Iran arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. delegation led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance. 1775914462 2026-04-11 4d02a3edcc6893e96c4435d7faf3589a27dad6ce 4 Islamabad JD Vance vice president 3 /feed/2026/04/11/the-delegations-of-the-iran-and-the-united-states-arrive-in-islamabad-pakistan-for-ceasefire-talks-the-highest-level The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance. 2026-04-8 3ee5ccfb66dac4449773608c75c551883d912735 /feed/2026/04/8/the-snsc-announces-that-negotiations-between-iran-and-the-us-will-start-on-friday-in-islamabad-pakistan The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan. 1775676852 2026-04-8 7eedd134d218a08b3144f47fe11ba3e4fa6e1341 5 Islamabad JD Vance Jared Kushner Steve Witkoff vice president 5 /feed/2026/04/8/the-snsc-announces-that-negotiations-between-iran-and-the-us-will-start-on-friday-in-islamabad-pakistan-with-the-us The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the U.S. contingent to be led by vice president JD Vance alongside senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. 2026-04-6 a9ce03b5bd6a55e81a182dbd96a4430e434d9a8e /feed/2026/04/6/pakistan-proposes-a-ceasefire-plan-received-by-the-united-states-and-iran-reportedly-dubbed-the-islamabad-accord-which Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by the United States and Iran, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. 1775545705 2026-04-6 e1c2d1db4327467df743dc3b5747f1034e6f1e52 16 JD Vance Steve Witkoff vice president 3 /feed/2026/04/6/pakistan-proposes-a-ceasefire-plan-received-by-iran-and-the-united-states-reportedly-dubbed-the-islamabad-accord-which Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. 2025-02-15 bc16fe7d2866aff022d2c9cdec2b447c913b1abc /feed/2025/02/15/french-president-emmanuel-macron-announces-an-emergency-summit-in-paris-between-european-leaders-following-a-controvers French President Emmanuel Macron announces an emergency summit in Paris between European leaders, following a controversial speech given by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference, in which he criticized European leadership as the worst threat to Europe—particularly for imposing too much censorship and too little control over migration. 1739733574 2025-02-15 ddc6ccfaa51c673e66ac255b666c0aab26faaf8d 16 JD Vance vice president 2 /feed/2025/02/15/french-president-emmanuel-macron-announces-an-emergency-summit-in-paris-france-between-european-leaders-following-a-co French President Emmanuel Macron announces an emergency summit in Paris, France, between European leaders following a controversial speech given by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference in which he criticized European leadership as the worst threat to Europe, particularly for imposing too much censorship and too little control over migration. 2025-02-12 dfcef69b38ea126976bd7722094f55cb233f50c4 14 Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary 2 /feed/2025/02/12/us-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-announces-that-belarus-has-released-three-detainees-including-an-amer U.S. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces that Belarus has released three detainees, including an American citizen. 2025-01-29 a149bcf3c5464849558be374607b486837766570 27 Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary 2 /feed/2025/01/29/the-united-states-office-of-management-and-budget-rescinds-a-memo-from-monday-that-would-have-paused-federal-financial-a The United States Office of Management and Budget rescinds a memo from Monday that would have paused federal financial assistance programs implicated by select executive orders of President Donald Trump, following a temporary block of the order on Tuesday by a federal judge. Following the rescission, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt states that the Trump administration will continue to pursue a freeze of federal funds. 2025-01-24 fdf8c97bb92c90ff932dc54f33cd59fd4dbbdad3 /feed/2025/01/24/pete-hegseth-is-confirmed-as-us-secretary-of-defense-in-a-51-50-vote Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote. 1737825250 2025-01-24 f0fdca08fb46b3fae1a1737203fccd76aedf1ddd /feed/2025/01/24/pete-hegseth-is-confirmed-as-us-secretary-of-defense-in-a-51-50-vote-after-vice-president-jd-vance-casts-the-tie-break Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote after Vice President JD Vance casts the tie-breaking vote, making him the first Vice President to cast a tiebreaker vote on a Cabinet nominee since Mike Pence did so in 2017 to confirm then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. 1737818050 2025-01-24 ddc7d06a84ea7b8b7e1641ff9d2ab39e1fc7b1ab 29 JD Vance vice president 2 /feed/2025/01/24/pete-hegseth-is-confirmed-as-us-secretary-of-defense-in-a-51-50-vote-with-vice-president-jd-vance-casting-the-tie-bre Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. 2024-11-15 248c13bdabc815bac5a361622e806fcb8e2966d2 15 Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary 2 /feed/2024/11/15/president-elect-of-the-united-states-donald-trump-names-karoline-leavitt-as-the-white-house-press-secretary-for-his-seco President-elect of the United States Donald Trump names Karoline Leavitt as the White House Press Secretary for his second term in office, which will make her the youngest ever person to serve in the role at 27 years old. /feed/2026/04/24/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-confirms-that-us-special-envoys-steve-witkoff-and-jared-kushner-will-arri AP 24 8a5ea1e478862bc6f340c2377eb3bbb4c9611710 4 https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-hormuz-israel-pakistan-ceasefire-april-24-2026-313e19ff213738620abe31c96eb38368 2026 Al Jazeera 24 62a44c9d117b2ffadd18fdc214ab3e58d5e7a5a2 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/24/iran-war-live-lebanon-truce-extended-trump-says-time-not-on-tehrans-side 2026 Reuters 24 d368ebe11e994f1259c426e0a589cf3ee14d3f56 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/witkoff-kushner-headed-pakistan-iran-talks-white-house-says-2026-04-24/ 2026 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Araghchi. She also states that vice president JD Vance will travel to Pakistan if the second round of talks are proven "successful".