12.04.2026 07:10
The world's attention has been on Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, for 21 hours, but the expected news has not arrived. U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated, "We are returning to our country without an agreement; Iran preferred not to accept our terms." Iran announced that an agreement could not be reached due to the U.S.'s excessive demands.
The first historic talks between the US and Iran were held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. US Vice President JD Vance announced that the direct negotiations with Iran in Islamabad ended "without reaching an agreement."
VANCE: VERY BAD NEWS FOR IRAN
After the direct talks, which reportedly lasted a total of 21 hours, US Vice President Vance made a statement to the press. Vance said, "We have been dealing with this issue for 21 hours and had a series of important discussions with the Iranians. That's good news. The bad news is that we have not been able to reach an agreement. I think this is worse news for Iran than it is for the US. Therefore, we are returning to the US without reaching an agreement."
"THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE COMMITMENTS WE WANTED ON NUCLEAR ISSUES"
The US Vice President emphasized that Iran did not provide the commitments they wanted regarding nuclear weapons, stating, "The reality is that we need to see a definitive commitment that Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons and will not seek the means to achieve nuclear weapons. Do we see a fundamental commitment from the Iranians that they will not develop nuclear weapons in the long term? We have not seen that yet."
"WE ARE LEAVING WITH A VERY SIMPLE OFFER"
Vance stated that they clearly presented their fundamental demands but that Iran "preferred not to accept these conditions," noting that they had spoken several times on the phone with US President Donald Trump. Vance said, "We are leaving here with a very simple offer, a draft agreement that is our final and best offer. We will see if the Iranians will accept it."
STATEMENT FROM IRAN: NO AGREEMENT
Iranian media suggested that the reason for the failure to reach a common framework and agreement in the Tehran-Washington talks in Islamabad was the excessive demands of the US. Iranian state television announced that the Iran-US talks held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, had ended.
It was noted that the US-Iran negotiations, which lasted approximately 21 hours in Islamabad, failed to reach an agreement on issues such as the Strait of Hormuz and the export of nuclear materials. It was suggested that the Iranian delegation attempted to guide the US side towards a common framework through various initiatives, while it was claimed that the excessive demands of the US side prevented the formation of a common framework and agreement.
US DELEGATION LEFT PAKISTAN
The US delegation led by Vice President James David Vance left Pakistan after failing to achieve results from the negotiations with Iran. The negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, have officially ended. According to reports in the US media, US Vice President James David Vance, US President Donald Trump's Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner boarded "Air Force 2" at around 07:08 local time and left Pakistan.
WILL THERE BE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS?
According to Iran's Fars News Agency, Iran currently has no plans for additional meetings with the US. The negotiations lasted 21 hours and were the first direct talks between the US and Iran since 1979. It seems that the US-Iran talks have collapsed.