US delegation’s departure for Iran talks in Pakistan delayed for 'policy meetings': Reports

A US delegation’s planned departure for Pakistan for a second round of face-to-face talks with Iran was delayed Tuesday due to “additional policy meetings” in Washington, according to US media reports.

Vice President JD Vance, who is expected to travel to Islamabad, remained in Washington to attend the meetings at the White House, said a US official, according to The New York Times.

A White House official said as of Tuesday afternoon, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance were still meeting with President Donald Trump and his advisers.

The departure was postponed for “additional policy meetings” involving Vance, without specifying a new timeline, according to a White House official cited by The Washington Post.

The delay comes as uncertainty surrounds the next round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Iran yet to confirm its participation in the talks, and demanding the lifting of a US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as a precondition.

The two sides held a first round of high-level, face-to-face engagement in Pakistan earlier this month, but those talks ended without a deal.