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White House names Vance to lead U.S. team at Islamabad talks with Iran

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1:47 PM in New York
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Washington, United States

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance would lead the U.S. delegation, with envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at talks in Islamabad whose first round would be Saturday morning local time. Leavitt also said the ceasefire was conditioned on a free reopening of Hormuz with no tolls.

Why it matters

Vance's appointment raised the talks to vice-presidential level, while the no-toll condition clashed with Iran's push to charge ships for passage.

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