Direct talks taking place in Islamabad as U.S. and Iran seek path to end war

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Vice President JD Vance is leading the highest level of face-to-face engagement between leaders of the United States and Iran in decades.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's military chief Gen. Asim Munir, left, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad on Saturday. (Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Direct U.S.-Iranian talks stretched into early Sunday here, as the two sides began to delve into technical details in the highest level of face-to-face engagement between leaders of the United States and Iran in decades.