US Vice President JD Vance said peace talks with Iran in Pakistan had failed, adding that the American delegation would now return home after marathon negotiations ended without a deal. Speaking in Islamabad after more than 20 hours of discussions, Vance said the US had entered the talks “in good faith” but was unable to secure an agreement with Tehran.
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,” Vance said. Vance insisted the US position had been flexible, but said Tehran had failed to offer what Washington considers a fundamental assurance. “The simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon,” he said, calling it President Donald Trump’s “core goal”.
“We’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That’s the good news. The talks, which stretched late into the night and into early Sunday, were held against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire after weeks of conflict that has destabilised the region and shaken global energy markets. Despite what officials described as a largely cordial atmosphere, deep divisions persisted, particularly over Iran’s nuclear programme and control of the Strait of Hormuz.
The US delegation left the talks with what he described as a “final and best offer”, placing the next move firmly in Iran’s hands, according to Vance. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make any headway,” he said. “We were quite accommodating… we made our best effort to get a deal.
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