WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. delegation seeking a negotiated peace with Iran. The timing and location of the delegation's meetings have not been disclosed.

The negotiations follow approximately a year of hostilities that began after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to degrade Iran's nuclear capacity. U.S. military operations during the conflict destroyed Iran's navy, air force, and military-industrial infrastructure.

Despite those losses, Iranian forces currently maintain effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, causing the critical waterway to be closed. At the start of the war, Iranian forces did not have the capacity to control the strait. Iran also retains ballistic missiles and Shahed drones in its arsenal.

Iran founded proxy groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Shia militant groups in Iraq and Syria, all of which remain active. Iran has also previously carried out acts of terrorism far from its borders.

Iran's negotiating position, as outlined in a 10-point plan, calls for an end to all U.S. sanctions and for all U.S. troops to depart from the Middle East. No details on the U.S. side's negotiating demands have been made public.

Vance does not have significant diplomatic experience in the Middle East. Just before the conflict began, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi without any career U.S. diplomats present.

The composition of the rest of the U.S. delegation beyond Vance has not been announced. No statements from Iranian government officials regarding the upcoming negotiations were available.