Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep mistrust

Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is in Islamabad for talks with US Vice President JD Vance, marking the first high-level discussions between the US and Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. While these talks aim to reduce tensions and avoid escalation, deep mistrust persists, heightened by previous unsuccessful negotiations. Experts believe that the involvement of senior officials could create new opportunities, but significant gaps remain between the two sides.