# Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials.

*business · news · 2026-04-10 · BayToday*

## Key points

- U.S. Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Pakistan for direct talks with Iranian officials.
- Iran threatens to cancel talks unless Israel halts attacks in Lebanon, per Tasnim news agency.
- Israel and Lebanon are set for direct negotiations in Washington next week, a first since 1948.
- Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced daily ship traffic from over 100 to just 12.
- Ukraine claims to have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war.

**Countries:** United States, Iran, Pakistan, Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait

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