US vice president heads to Pakistan for Iran peace talks

US Vice President JD Vance has departed for Pakistan to lead peace talks with Iran, saying he expects the negotiations to be “positive,” according to a video record on DRM News’ YouTube account. Speaking before departure on Friday, Vance said the US delegation is “looking forward to the negotiation,” and voiced hope that the talks would yield a constructive outcome. “I think it’s going to be positive,” he said, while stressing that progress would depend on Iran’s approach at the negotiating table.