United States and Iran have failed to reach a peace agreement after 21 hours of high-level negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gatekeepers News reports that the talks ended without a breakthrough, with both sides unable to resolve key differences despite prolonged discussions.
JD Vance, who led the American delegation, said Tehran declined to accept Washington’s conditions during the negotiations.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” Vance said.
He added that the US position remains firm on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” he said.
On its part, Iran signalled that it did not expect a deal to be concluded in a single round of talks, suggesting that further negotiations may still take place.
“Naturally, from the beginning, we should not have expected to reach an agreement in a single session. No one had such an expectation,” Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The discussions, hosted by Pakistan, were part of broader efforts to stabilise tensions and sustain a fragile ceasefire between both countries. However, major disagreements, particularly over Iran’s nuclear programme and US demands, stalled progress.
The talks ended without a breakthrough, with both sides unable to resolve key differences despite prolonged discussions.
JD Vance, who led the American delegation, said Tehran declined to accept Washington’s conditions during the negotiations.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” Vance said.
He added that the US position remains firm on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” he said.
On its part, Iran signalled that it did not expect a deal to be concluded in a single round of talks, suggesting that further negotiations may still take place.
“Naturally, from the beginning, we should not have expected to reach an agreement in a single session. No one had such an expectation,” Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The discussions, hosted by Pakistan, were part of broader efforts to stabilise tensions and sustain a fragile ceasefire between both countries. However, major disagreements, particularly over Iran’s nuclear programme and US demands, stalled progress.
