Iran Hesitant on Talks Even as Trump Says Vance Is on Way

WATCH: Randa Slim, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Senior Fellow, speaks to Bloomberg TV about the next steps for Iran and the US after back-and-forth over potential peace talks in Islamabad this week.Source: Bloomberg

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By Eltaf Najafizada, Salma El Wardany, and Courtney Subramanian

April 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC

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April 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM UTC

Iran held back from saying whether it would take part in further peace talks even after US President Donald Trump said a delegation is on its way to Pakistan, creating uncertainty about whether a breakthrough can be achieved.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said via Telegram he held a call with Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar about issues related to the ceasefire with the US, without giving further details. Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had no current plans to attend negotiations, but a decision hadn’t been made.