Nathan Hager

After six weeks of war with Iran, Vice President J.D.

Vance is sounding hopeful about peace talks in Pakistan.

We're going to try to have a positive negotiation.

The president has gave us some pretty clear guidelines, and we're going to see.

But before boarding the plane for tomorrow's discussions, Vice President Vance warned the Iranians not to play the U.S.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi has more from Dubai.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi reporting from Dubai.

Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is a sticking point as well.

President Trump says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to low-key it with the Iran-backed militia, but both sides did still exchange fire overnight.

Bloomberg's Dan Williams has more from Jerusalem.

Bloomberg.

Dan Williams in Jerusalem.

Now, Israel does plan to hold talks with Lebanon in Washington next week.

The Wall Street Journal says there'll be preliminary discussions at the ambassador level.

As for tomorrow's talks with Iran, Pakistani officials say an Iranian delegation is due to arrive in Islamabad tonight, led by the foreign minister and parliament speaker.

Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will join Vice President Vance on the U.S.

side.

A month of war has consumers feeling worse than ever, at least in the history of the University of Michigan Sentiment Index.

It's at a record low, 47.6 for the month of April.

That's down from 53.3 in March.