A photo shared on X showed JD Vance and Jared Kushner in Lucerne, Switzerland during Iran peace talks negotiations - but social media users noticed what appears to be someone else’s security card`

As senior-level discussions unfold between Iran and the US in a bid to extend the ceasefire and bring the conflict to a close, an image surfaced showing US Vice President JD Vance in what seems to be an awkward security mishap.`

Qatar’s Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, posted a photo online displaying the Qatari official with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Switzerland during the negotiations.

Posting the image on X, Qatar’s Prime Minister wrote: “Live from Lucerne, work continues with Vice President JD Vance and Jared Kushner.” However, observant social media users spotted something unusual about the laptop Vance was using.

The security credential inserted into the laptop’s side seems to display a photo that isn’t the US VP but rather a woman. Unsparing social media commenters quickly pounced on this detail, with one questioning: “Does VP JD Vance not have his own login?”.

Another joked: “We are currently clean on OPSEC,” referencing Operational Security - the risk-management procedure employed to safeguard sensitive data that could be compromised.

The credential appears to be a smart card utilized for secure verification and access. The photo of the card protruding from Vance’s laptop circulated extensively online.

One user posted: “What idiot posted this with the employees keycard? ? That’s not Vance.”

The opening full day of talks between the US and Iran hit significant obstacles following inflammatory comments made by President Donald Trump. Iranian state media announced that negotiations had been suspended in response to the “publication of an insulting message by the U.S. President.”

The Iranian delegation subsequently met with Qatari mediators before leaving the negotiation venue, according to state media. However, a senior US diplomat, speaking anonymously to brief reporters on the ongoing discussions, indicated late Sunday that the Iranians had remained at the location and that talks were continuing.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had pledged to “never back down from the right to enrich uranium,” state media reported, prompting Trump to tell Fox News in a phone interview that Pezeshkian should watch what he says, while also threatening to seize control of Iran, according to a correspondent for the network.

Trump further escalated his warnings toward Iran on social media, posting while negotiators were still at the table: “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder! ! !”.

Vance, Steve Witkoff and Kushner are heading up the US negotiating team, while Iran’s delegation is being led by Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the country’s parliamentary speaker, alongside Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It remains uncertain when Vance will depart Switzerland, though he indicated to Fox News in a Saturday interview that he anticipates staying just a “day or two.”

Kushner and Witkoff are overseeing the majority of the technical discussions on behalf of the American delegation.

In a joint statement, Pakistan and Qatar revealed that the high-level talks had wrapped up and that technical negotiations would continue in Switzerland for the rest of the week. The statement verified that both parties had agreed to create a “communication line” to ensure safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside a framework designed to end hostilities between Israel and Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.