Vance-led talks helped build goodwill with Iran: report

WASHINGTON: (Apr 13) US Vice President JD Vance-led talks for peace with Iran may have been unsuccessful, but the 21-hour-long discussions helped build goodwill with the new leadership in Tehran, according to a media report.

The Washington Post, quoting unnamed US officials, reported that the measure of goodwill established during the talks in Islamabad has made Washington believe that Iran may accept their terms to end the deadly and costly war.

It said that President Donald Trump’s announcement of a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could force Iran to agree to a deal.