Vice President Vance will travel to Pakistan for Iran peace talks as ceasefire deadline is set to expire

By JOE TACOPINO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 02:07, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 02:26, 21 April 2026 Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran as a ceasefire deal was set to expire. According to Axios, Vance was expected to depart for Islamabad by Tuesday morning to discuss a potential deal to end the war.  The decision to send Vance was made after Washington spent Monday waiting to hear whether Tehran would send a negotiating team to Pakistan, the outlet reported.  A source told Axios that Iran was stalling while under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards to hold firm and not accept talks without a guarantee to end the US blockade.  President Trump has said it is 'highly unlikely' a ceasefire will be extended with Iran , warning that 'lots of bombs start going off' if Tehran does not agree to a deal.   'I’m not going to be rushed into making a bad deal. We’ve got all the time in the world,' the US President said in a phone interview with Bloomberg News. The current two-week long ceasefire in place will expire on 'Wednesday evening Washington time' but Iran have not committed to attending further talks set to be held in Islamabad this week. US Vice President JD Vance was expected to lead the US side, but Mr Trump said he would 'not be rushed into making a bad deal'  Donald Trump refused to end his blockade and warned bombs will 'start going off' if a deal is not reached by tomorrow  Tehran has also said it is 'prepared for military confrontation' and will 'punish the US' if the President fails to pause his naval siege and enter talks  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.