India, April 10 -- When senior American officials, led by Vice President JD Vance, touch down in Islamabad on Saturday for peace talks with Iran, they will carry with them a request that goes beyond nuclear stockpiles and a blocked strait. One with at least six Americans right at the centre of it.

Donald Trump's administration intends to push for the release of these US citizens languishing in Iranian custody, The Washington Post has reported.

JD Vance, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the presidential son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are expected to raise the issue when talks open in Pakistan's capital. People briefed on the plans told the Post that this demand could be deprioritised if broader negotiations - over Iran's closure of t...