JD Vance leads desperate all-night scramble for Iran peace deal

by · Mail Online

JD Vance led a frantic last-minute push to secure a peace deal with Iran after Donald Trump vowed to rain down 'hell' ahead of his Tuesday deadline. 

Vance and other US envoys pushed for an immediate ceasefire followed by further talks within a 15 to 20-day window during Sunday night negotiations brokered by Pakistan, Reuters reported. 

Trump threatened to 'blow up everything' in Iran, including civilian infrastructure, if the Islamic regime failed to strike a deal by Tuesday at 8pm ET. 

But the plan negotiated is unlikely to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and has yet to receive the President's approval, a White House official said.

Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir coordinated the proposed peace plan through backchannel talks with Vance and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi representing Tehran.

Trump is due to address the nation from the White House at 1pm ET on the rescue mission that brought home the F-15 weapons officer from the mountains of Iran. 

The President's new deadline sparked cautious volatility in early trading, with oil prices dipping slightly but still holding well above $100 per barrel.

The national average for gas has surged to around $4.10 a gallon, up more than a dollar since the start of the conflict.

Pakistan 's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, coordinated the proposed peace plan through backchannel talks with Vance and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi represented Tehran's interests
Trump threatened to 'blow up everything' in Iran , including civilian infrastructure, if the Islamic regime failed to strike a deal by Tuesday at 8pm ET
The President will give an address from the White House to the public about the rescue of a F-15 weapons officer in the mountains of Iran over the weekend

The Daily Mail has contacted the Vice President's office for comment. 

Iran's foreign ministry said Tehran had formulated positions and demands based on its interests and communicated them through intermediaries, in response to ceasefire proposals.

A second regime official said the negotiations were 'incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war crimes.' 

Meanwhile, a senior Iranian source told Reuters that the regime would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire. 

Iran would not accept Trump's pressure and deadlines to reach a deal, the source added.

Tehran is demanding the removal of US sanctions and trade restrictions, while the Trump administration is insisting the regime fully end uranium enrichment and halt all nuclear development.

Iranian officials fear any future deal could mirror past ceasefires in Gaza or Lebanon, where agreements exist on paper but still allow US and Israeli forces to strike at will, Axios reported.

Pakistani mediators are working on US confidence-building measures to address some Iranian demands for peace.  

A senior Iranian source said regime would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a central passageway for global oil, as part of a temporary ceasefire.
Another regime official said current negotiations were 'incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war crimes'
US special operations forces rescued the second of two crew members from a downed F-15 jet that had been shot down over southern Iran on Friday
Iranian officials fear a deal with the US past ceasefires in Gaza or Lebanon, where agreements exist on paper but still allow US and Israeli forces to strike at will

Over the weekend, US special operations forces rescued the second of two crew members from a downed F-15 jet that had been shot down over southern Iran on Friday. 

Trump announced Sunday morning that it was 'one of the most daring' rescue operations in US history, adding that no casualties had been sustained.  

The President confirmed the officer is 'now safe and sound' but added he had been 'seriously wounded'. 

He spent more than 24 hours on his own, hiding in the mountains and even hiking up a 7,000ft ridgeline as he evaded capture by the Iranians. 

The CIA tracked the airman and gave his exact location to the Pentagon, even launching a disinformation campaign inside Iran to dupe the enemy into believing that the US was already extracting him.

Dozens of aircraft were flown behind enemy lines to rescue the airman, with some coming under enemy fire and being abandoned at a remote makeshift airfield.

Commandos were finally able to fly out after three additional aircraft were sent.