Trump admin live updates: JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Pakistan for second round of peace talks as oil prices continue to rise

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 20, 2026 · 153 words · By Caitlin Doornbos; Kathleen Joyce

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Politics live Trump admin live updates: JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Pakistan for second round of peace talks as oil prices continue to rise Get the latest news on the Trump administration Monday as Vice President JD Vance, US Special…

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What happened

Why it matters

President Trump announced Sunday they would travel to Pakistan for “negotiations.” However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said they had no plans to attend the peace talks with the US.

Common ground

The cease-fire between the US and Iran is slated to expire on Wednesday.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Meanwhile, oil prices have risen 5% Monday to more than $95 a barrel?
How does this story connect US Foreign Policy/Middle East Peace Talks with Global oil prices over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Meanwhile, oil prices have risen 5% Monday to more than $95 a barrel.”

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Multiple web search results report that oil prices rose significantly on Monday, with one source citing a rise of as much as 5% to $95.50 a barrel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Monday (also known as Black Tuesday in some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was a global, severe and largely unexpected stock market crash on Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday

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Claim 2: “Vice President JD Vance, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and US Special Envoy for Peace Jared Kushner head to Islamabad, Pakistan for a second round of Iran peace talks.”

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Multiple web search results report that JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner are traveling to Islamabad for a second round of Iran peace talks, citing announcements from Donald Trump. The evidence points to this specific grouping and destination for the talks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JD Vance has served as the 50th vice president of the United States since January 20, 2025, during the second presidency of Donald Trump. Vance, a member of the Republican Party who had previously ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_presidency_of_JD_Vance

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks

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Claim 3: “Trump does not have any public events scheduled today.”

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Two web search results state that President Trump has no public events scheduled for a specific date (May 27, 2025, or generally for the weekend), but the evidence is not corroborated by a second independent source reporting the same status for the same day. The claim is based on tracking/scheduling reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Track President Trump's daily activities, locations, and schedule in real-time. Get the latest updates on events, rallies, and appearances.
https://www.whereistrump.today/

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the White House's official guidance, President Trump has no public events scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2025. There are no closed-press engagements listed either. Related: Trump to ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-has-no-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trending topics Saturday included #whereistrump and #trumpdied, mostly because the president hasn't been seen in public since Tuesday and he has no public events scheduled this weekend.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-hasn-t-seen-public…

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Claim 4: “The cease-fire between the US and Iran is slated to expire on Wednesday.”

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Multiple web search results mention the impending expiration of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, specifically noting that it is set to expire on Wednesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 5: “President Trump announced Sunday they would travel to Pakistan for “negotiations.””

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Multiple web search results corroborate that Donald Trump announced that JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner would travel to Pakistan for talks/negotiations. This aligns with the details provided in the evidence for Claim 0.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 28, 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. vice president JD Vance held a highly contentious bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside the Oval Office at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Offi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_…

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Claim 6: “Iran’s Foreign Ministry said they had no plans to attend the peace talks with the US.”

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Multiple web search results indicate that Iran has stated it has no plans to attend or participate in new peace talks with the US in Islamabad, casting doubt on the efforts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of China, responsible for the country's foreign relations. It is led by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(C…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: وزارت اطّلاعات جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Vezarat-e Ettela'at Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran), also known as Ministry of Intellig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Intelligence_(Iran…

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