US Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday morning from Washington for talks related to a possible deal aimed at ending the war with Iran, Axios reported, citing three unnamed sources.

The report said Vance’s visit to Islamabad is part of renewed diplomatic efforts to restart negotiations between Washington and Tehran, though neither government has officially confirmed the trip, reports Al Jazeera.

The proposed talks come amid continued tensions surrounding the ongoing US-Iran conflict and a fragile ceasefire, with both sides trading accusations over violations and military actions in key strategic areas, including the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, global rights group Amnesty International issued a sharply critical annual report warning of a decline in global human rights standards and describing the leaders of Israel, Russia and the United States as “voracious predators.”

The report said the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are contributing to the erosion of international norms and encouraging similar behaviour by other states.

Amnesty said ongoing conflicts, including the war in Gaza, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, reflect a broader breakdown of respect for international law and civilian protection.

The organisation’s secretary general Agnes Callamard said global systems built after World War II were facing a “sharp U-turn” amid rising authoritarian practices and impunity.

She also noted growing international resistance efforts, including legal cases at the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, as signs of pushback against widespread violations.