The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Friday he expects the upcoming negotiations with Iran to be "positive" but warned it not "to play us," while Tehran's parliamentary speaker called for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of its frozen assets before peace talks begin in Pakistan this weekend. An apparent war of nerves emerged as Washington and Tehran are set to hold the first round of talks, aimed at ending the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, in Islamabad on Saturday (local time), following their agreement to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday. "We're looking forward to negotiations. I think it's going to be positive," Vance told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing for Pakistan. "As the president of the 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 the negotiating team is not that receptive," he added. President Donald Trump gave the U.S. negotiating team "some pretty clear guidelines," the vice president said. He
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