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Vance to lead US delegation to talks with Iran — ABC News host

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The article reports conflicting information regarding who will lead the US delegation to talks with Iran in Pakistan. One source, via X, states that Vice President JD Vance will lead the delegation. However, The New York Post previously reported that the US representation would be special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, suggesting Vance would not attend.

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“US Vice President JD Vance will lead the American delegation to the talks with Iran in Pakistan again, ABC News host Jonathan Karl said.”
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The evidence presents conflicting reports regarding who will lead the delegation. One web search result mentions Jonathan Karl reporting that Mike Waltz stated Vance would head the delegation, while another web search result explicitly states, 'US changes course: Vance won't lead delegation to Iran talks.' Furthermore, Claim 2 evidence suggests an alternative representation (Witkoff and Kushner) and a source suggests Trump stated Vance won't be joining. Because there are direct reports contradicting the initial premise (Vance leading), the claim is disputed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ABC News Live is a U.S.-based streaming video news channel for breaking news, live events, newscasts, and longer-form reports and documentaries operated by ABC News since 2018. The channel is availab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_Live
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jonathan David Karl (born January 19, 1968) is an American political journalist and author. Karl has covered the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the U.S. State Department, and has reporte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Karl
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party is a 2023 nonfiction book by Jonathan Karl about the aftermath of the presidency of Donald Trump, including his presidential campaign.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired_of_Winning_(book)
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“US Permanent Representative to the United Nations "Mike Waltz tells me JD Vance will lead the American delegation to Islamabad for talks with Iran," he wrote on his X page.”
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The claim attributes the statement to Mike Waltz writing on X. While multiple sources confirm Mike Waltz's role and background, the specific claim—that he wrote on X that JD Vance will lead the delegation—is not independently corroborated by a second source. The evidence confirms Waltz's role and Vance's support for Waltz, but not the specific statement attributed to him on X regarding Vance leading the talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN). The position is formally known as the permanent representative of the United States of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael George Glen Waltz (born January 31, 1974) is an American politician, diplomat, businessman, author, and former Army Special Forces officer who has served as the 32nd United States ambassador t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Waltz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From March 11 to 15, 2025, a group of United States national security leaders were observed conversing on a group chat using the messaging service Signal about imminent military operations against the…
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“Meanwhile, The New York Post reported earlier that the United States will be represented by special envoy Steve Witkoff and president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner while Vance will not travel to Islamabad.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the claim that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will represent the US, and that JD Vance will not be traveling to Islamabad for the talks. One source mentions Kushner and Witkoff listening as Vance speaks, while another explicitly states Trump told the New York Post that Vance won't be joining, and a third mentions Witkoff and Kushner participating in the talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steve Post (20 March 1944 – 3 August 2014) was an American freeform radio artist and the author of Playing in the FM Band.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Post (NY Post), founded as the New York Evening Post (originally New-York Evening Post), is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The Post also oper…
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