US delegation for negotiations with Iran lands in Islamabad

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.

Also in the programme: after a “textbook touchdown”, the four astronauts of the Artemis II lunar mission have safely returned to Earth; and scientists are predicting a change in global weather patterns later this year, caused by an expected El Niño event.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian, a professor of international politics and specialist on the Middle East at the University of Cambridge, and Jeanna Smialek, Brussels bureau chief at The New York Times.

(Photo: US Vice President JD Vance walks to speak to the media before boarding Air Force Two for expected departure to Pakistan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, April 10, 2026. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)