After more than 16 straight hours of closed-door meetings that stretched into early Sunday morning, Vice President JD Vance ambled into an ornate ballroom in Pakistan and let out a sigh. When he arrived at the lectern to speak to the press, he grimaced.

The Vice President of the United States, 41, recently took part in a 21-hour negotiation session in Islamabad, Pakistan, to find a way to end the conflict

Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo)

JD Vance told reporters Iranian leaders had "chosen not to accept our terms" to end the war following a marathon negotiating session in Pakistan

Vice President JD Vance faced fierce backlash from C-Span viewers after 21-hour US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan yielded no agreement on Iran's nuclear weapons program

Crunch negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, are now underway after Donald Trump threatened to unleash fury if they failed

Saturday Night Live ‘s Weekend Update mocked Vice President JD Vance’s failure to negotiate an agreement with Iran to end the war, as well as an odd analogy he made about his wife, Usha.

A direct meeting between the two sides would be the first meeting of its since the war began. But there are a few hurdles Iran wants the U.S. to clear first.