US Vice President JD Vance landed in Pakistan on Saturday to hold high-stakes talks with Iran with an aim to reach a permanent peace agreement to end the war in West Asia that has crippled global energy supplies and caused widespread economic disruptions

Vance, accompanied by senior US officials, arrives in Islamabad hours after Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

The US Vice President was received at the airport by Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the Nur Khan airbase

US Vice President JD Vance (2R) shakes hands with a Pakistani official as Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (L) and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (R) watche upon his arrival for the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad

The Pakistan-mediated peace talks are taking place, days after Iran and the US announced a two-week ceasefire

The Iranian and American delegations are set to hold separate meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before the commencement of any potential peace negotiations, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported

It will be the first high-level negotiations between Iran and the US after the war began on February 28, following joint strikes on Iranian targets by the US and Israel

Before departing for Pakistan, Vance said he was looking forward to the negotiations and hoped that it would be "positive"

The upcoming negotiations are being closely watched globally, as their success or failure could have far-reaching implications for West Asia's security, global energy markets, and international diplomacy.