Washington DC, May 29 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Washington, DC on Friday (local time), amidst the ongoing US-Iran deal.

According to the daily schedule released by the US Department of State, it stated, "10:00 a.m. (local time) Secretary Rubio meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Department of State."

The meeting comes as US Vice President JD Vance said Washington is "very close" to achieving a broader strategic agreement in West Asia, asserting that recent US actions will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, weaken Iran's conventional military capabilities, and position the United States to significan...