Vice President JD Vance said on Friday (April 10) he was looking forward to upcoming negotiations with Iran and that he expected the talks in Islamabad to be positive.

Vance spoke just before leaving Washington for Pakistan.

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U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS BEFORE BOARDING PLANE TO PAKISTAN

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SHOWS: JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (APRIL 10, 2026) (US NETWORK POOL - No use USA)

1. U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE APPROACHING REPORTERS ON TARMAC

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYING:

"Hey, guys. Good morning. Thanks for coming. Look, we're we're looking forward to the negotiation. I think it's going to be positive. We'll, of course, see, as the president United States said, if the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we're certainly willing to extend the open hand. If they're going to try to play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive.

So we're trying to have a positive negotiation. The president has --- gave us some pretty clear guidelines and we're going to see. So, I hope you guys have a safe flight. We'll certainly take some questions later on. But for now, let's get on the plane and hit the road. Thank you all."

3. VANCE BOARDING PLANE