US Vice President JD Vance departed Friday for Pakistan to lead peace talks with Iran, saying he expects the negotiations to be "positive", according to a video record on DRM News` YouTube account.

Speaking before departure, Vance said the US delegation is "looking forward to the negotiation", and voiced hope that the talks would yield a constructive outcome: "I think it`s going to be positive… Progress would depend on Iran`s approach at the negotiating table. If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith and extend an open hand, that`s one thing. If they`re going to try to play us, they`re going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive".

As Vance added, the US position is guided by clear instructions from the White House: "The president has given us some pretty clear guidelines, and we`ll see how it goes".