India, April 10 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to "play" Washington as he headed to Pakistan for negotiations with Tehran aimed at ending the war that began at the end of February.

Vance, said to be one of the most reluctant defenders of the war with Iran, has been tasked by Donald Trump to lead a delegation to Islamabad for the negotiations to now find a resolution and stave off the US President's astonishing threat to wipe out its "whole civilisation."

The delegation also includes Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff.

Vance, who has long been sceptical of foreign military interventions and outspoken about the prospect of sending troops into open-ended conflicts, boarded Air Force...