JD Vance expected to lead a potential second round of peace talks with Iran after negotiations fell apart last week

Published: 23:40, 14 April 2026 | Updated: 23:57, 14 April 2026 Vice President JD Vance is reportedly being tapped to lead a potential second round of peace talks with Iranians. The vice president had met with Iranian officials over the weekend to iron out a peace deal amid a two-week ceasefire agreed by both sides, but the negotiations ended without any deal after the Iranians pushed for the right to enrich uranium for 20 years, President Donald Trump has said. Still, Vance has been engaging with Iranians and their intermediaries - along with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner - since the negotiations failed on Saturday, CNN reports.  Now,  White House officials are discussing the details for a potential second meeting. 'Further talks are under discussion, but nothing has been scheduled at this time,' a US official told CNN. But President Trump had earlier told the New York Post that 'something could be happening' over the next two days in Pakistan, where both US and Iranian officials met for the first round of peace talks.  He is now said to be weighing three options to force Iran back to the negotiating table, including holding off on direct military strikes while maintaining a significant US military presence in the region. His other options involve limited military action, such as targeted strikes on the regime's nuclear, ballistic missile, and energy facilities. The final option is a maximalist strategy aimed at overthrowing the regime by carrying out attacks against senior Iranian leadership.  Vice President JD Vance is being tapped to lead a potential second round peace talks with Iranian officials Vance has been engaging with Iranians and their intermediaries - along with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner - since the negotiations failed on Saturday However, the president appears reluctant to restart a full bombing campaign, wary that it would further inflame tensions in the region, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Sources say the escalation risks widening the war across the Middle East, even as economic strain rises in the US amid President Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - a narrow waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes. Since the start of the war, US gas prices have been above $4 nationwide and global oil prices have been past $100 a barrel. Moreover, US wholesale prices surged last month as the war drove up the cost of energy. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index - which measures inflation before it hits consumers - rose 0.5 percent from February and four percent from March 2025. The situation may now grow even more futile, as Saudi Arabia has warned Trump that Iran may shut down the Middle East's remaining oil routes in retaliation for his naval blockade. Riyadh fears Tehran could deploy its Houthi proxy in Yemen to disrupt the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical artery carrying 10 percent of global trade between Asia and European markets via the Suez Canal. After negotiations failed, Trump organized a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (pictured in March), a narrow waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.