The Washington Post reported that it's not clear the grade of importance that the delegation, led by US Vice President JD Vance, will place on this demand.
US officials intend to demand the release of Americans detained in Iran, as part of the Islamabad negotiations with the regime to end the war, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
The report noted that it's unclear what grade of importance this demand will have during the negotiations, with many speculating that it might take a secondary place if negotiations prove more difficult than expected.
This is the first time that the request to free detained Americans in Iran is brought up, with the main demands till now being the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the regime's missile and nuclear programs, alongside other options.
The Iranian proxy group, Kataib Hezbollah, released abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson on Tuesday, after the announcement of the ceasefire between the US and Iran.
US President Donald Trump also said on Wednesday that he expects a "very productive regime change" after the negotiations, adding that the talks will focus on tariff and sanctions relief while claiming that many of America's 15 points have already been agreed upon.
Reopening Strait of Hormuz might not be possible
The demand for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the world's main oil waterways with 20% of the world's exports transitioning through it, might be the most difficult to accomplish, after a report by The New York Times revealed that the Iranian regime didn't have the exact location of the mines used to close it.
The report points out how Iran used decentralized forces during the conflict and to close the Strait, with small boats leading the operations to mine the waterway, and without a clear command chain on how to do it.
The only option that ships have right now is to take a detour on Iranian waters, where Iranian officials plan to charge a $2 million toll to all ships planning to cross, according to the 10-point negotiation demand sent to the US by the regime.
Additionally, the NYT notes that neither the US nor Iran currently has the needed tools to remove the marine mines, with the main American minesweeping vessels not present in the Strait, while Iran lacks any concrete way to reopen the waterway.