Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, will lead a delegation to Pakistan for talks with Iran starting April 11, the White House has confirmed, as both sides move forward following a tense ceasefire.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that the pause in fighting had created an “opening” for discussions that could lead to a longer-term arrangement between Washington DC and Tehran.

She said that Vance would be joined by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for in-person negotiations with Iranian officials. Details of the proposals have not been made public.

Separately, Iran’s ambassador to Islamabad Reza Amiri Moghadam said that an Iranian delegation will arrive in the capital late Thursday ahead of the talks.

In a post on X, Moghadam said that the team was travelling at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for “serious talks based on 10 points proposed by Iran,” while noting “skepticism of Iranian public opinion due to repeated ceasefire violations by Israeli regime to sabotage the diplomatic initiative.”

Leavitt, however, rejected reports about a 10-point framework, calling them inaccurate. She said that an initial Iranian proposal had been deemed “fundamentally unserious,” adding that a revised version was later presented.

“The idea that President Trump would ever accept an Iranian wish list as a deal is completely absurd,” she reiterated. 

The White House also maintained that Iran had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite earlier warnings from Iranian forces that ships attempting to pass without permission would be “destroyed.” Leavitt said that statements issued publicly by Iran differed from its private position.

She added that President Donald Trump would hold Iran “accountable” and expected the waterway to be opened “quickly and safely.”

During the briefing, Leavitt said that US objectives under Operation Epic Fury, including targeting Iran’s naval, drone and missile capabilities, had been achieved.

The ceasefire was announced on Tuesday, hours after Trump said in a social media post that Iran’s “civilization will die” if it did not agree to a deal to end the conflict and allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.