Iran and the U.S. traded allegations of ceasefire violations ahead of Saturday’s talks with Pakistan as host and Israel not in attendance.

Details of the negotiations remain scarce so far, but sources tell the BBC trilateral talks are under way in Islamabad.

Iranian officials arrived in Islamabad for talks with the Trump administration in an effort to end the conflict inthe Middle East. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Vice President JD Vance met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ahead of the high-stakes U.S. talks with the Iranian government in Islamabad. It was an opportunity for handshakes,

The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son in law, have arrived Islamabad, Pakistan for talks with Iran.

The high-level talks between the US and Iranian representatives mark the first such meeting since the war began more than a month ago that will test whether they can shore up a fragile ceasefire and pave the way for peace.

US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Islamabad alongside the US delegation. Peace talks are due to begin in Pakistan’s capital today. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has said a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Tehran’s frozen assets must happen before negotiations begin.

Negotiators for the U.S. and Iran are set to gather this weekend in Pakistan's capital for peace talks. But the fragile 2-week ceasefire is at risk if both sides can't agree amid Israel's ongoing conflict with the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon.