The Telegraph: US Pulls Out Of Peace Talks With Iran Without Agreement

The historic meeting in Islamabad ended inconclusively.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Sunday that his delegation was leaving Pakistan after failing to reach an agreement with Iran after 21 hours of talks.

This jeopardizes a fragile two-week ceasefire, writes The Telegraph. "The bad news is that we haven't reached an agreement, and I think that's much more bad news for Iran than it is for the United States of America," Vance told reporters after the meetings concluded. "We are going back to the United States without reaching a consensus. We are clear on our red lines."

Vance cited flaws in the negotiation process and noted that Iran has chosen not to accept U.S. conditions, including not building nuclear weapons.

"We need to see a clear commitment that they will not seek to possess nuclear weapons or the tools that would allow them to build them quickly. That is the main goal of the president of the United States and that is what we have been trying to achieve in these negotiations," he emphasized.

Iran's position

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency explained that "excessive" U.S. demands had prevented the deal from being reached. Prior to Vance's speech, the Iranian government had maintained that the dialog would continue and technical experts from both sides would exchange documents, the media outlet noted.

The talks in Islamabad were the first direct US-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussion since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. During a brief news conference, Vance made no mention of the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key point through which about 20 percent of the world's energy supplies pass and which Iran has blocked since the war began. The conflict has led to a surge in global oil prices and thousands of deaths.

Vance's delegation included special envoy Steve Whitkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Vance emphasized that he called Trump six to twelve times during the talks. The Iranian team was represented by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

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