Vance Heads to Iran Talks Amid Ceasefire

0:00On April 10th, Vice President J.D. Vance is heading to Islamabad with Steve Whitkopf and Jared Kushner for the first direct U.S. Iran talks since the modern talks, 1979 Islamic Revolution. They're facing off against Iran's parliament speaker, Mohamed Bagar-Ghalibov, in a last push to save a shaky two-week ceasefire. This comes after six weeks of brutal airstrikes that wrecked Iranian sites and spiked global energy prices. The conflict kicked off February 28th with Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S. Israel assault that hit nuclear facilities and killed Supreme. Leader Ali Kaminay, U.S. losses include 13 service members dead and over 380 wounded, while Iran reports thousands of military fatalities. Both sides swapped proposals. Iran's 10-point plan got rejected for the U.S. 15-point-1 with hence Iran might hand over enriched uranium. Experts are split on sending Vance instead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Some call it a strategic slip that rewards Iran's tough negotiators,

1:03while a White House official insists Trump pickvants himself. A fresh poll shows nearly 50% of voters approve of Vance, but almost half doubt he's ready to be commander-in-chief amid the Middle East. Tensions are sky high in Pakistan as the Saturday deadline looms, with Iranian demands for U.S. troop pullouts and no meddling in the straight-of-war moves. Security is massive, and Prime Minister Shabosh Sharif is playing host to keep things from blowing up. Hawks warn trusting Tehran could backfire without regime change. If these talks tank, the truth ends, and Trump warns it could wipe out a whole civilization. Vance says he'll negotiate straight if Iran plays fair, but he's ready to walk. This is his big anti-war test, and the world is watching every move.