US Vice President JD Vance (R) is welcomed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting on Iran amid the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026. Vance arrived in the Pakistani capital to lead the US delegation in high-stakes peace talks with Iran, under the cover of a fragile two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with Pakistan serving as mediator in the negotiations aimed at ending a six-week conflict. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US Vice President JD Vance (L) is welcomed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting on Iran amid the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026. Vance arrived in the Pakistani capital to lead the US delegation in high-stakes peace talks with Iran, under the cover of a fragile two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, with Pakistan serving as mediator in the negotiations aimed at ending a six-week conflict. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: (L-R) U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: (L-R) U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: (R-L) U.S. Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) arrives to the meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: (L-R) U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 11: Detail view of U.S. Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. The proposed meeting marks a rare direct engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, as Washington and Tehran seek to advance stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, with Pakistan serving as neutral ground amid persistent tensions between the two countries. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)