Pakistan Prepares to Host US–Iran Peace Talks in Islamabad

Shipping containers were moved into place to block roads leading to Islamabad’s Red Zone, where the negotiations will place on April 11.

Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Pakistan is tightening security in the capital, Islamabad, as it prepares to host talks between delegations from the United States and Iran on April 11.

The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, conditional on the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, was announced on April 7, but Tehran and Pakistan’s prime minister have said the truce also included Lebanon, a claim Washington has denied.