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Vice President JD Vance said negotiations between the United States and Iran ended early Sunday without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept U.S. terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n
The high-stakes talks in Pakistan ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with President Donald Trump and others in the administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the simple fact is that 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,\u201d Vance told reporters.<\/p>\n
The war<\/a> that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week<\/a>.<\/p>\n The U.S. delegation led by Vance<\/a> and the Iranian delegation led by parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf<\/a> had discussed how to advance a ceasefire already threatened by deep disagreements and Israel\u2019s continued attacks against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n Here is the latest:<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that negotiations with the U.S. fell apart over a \u201cgap between our opinions over two or three important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately the talks didn\u2019t result in an agreement,\u201d spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Iran\u2019s state TV. He did not detail what those issues were.<\/p>\n On some topics, Baghaei said U.S. and Iranian negotiators \u201cactually reached mutual understanding.\u201d The negotiators discussed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei said, but did not mention discussion of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on Iran and the United States to keep their commitment to maintain a ceasefire, after both countries ended historic face-to-face talks without an agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire,\u201d Dar said.<\/p>\n He added that Pakistan will continue to play is mediating role and will try to keep facilitating the dialogue between Iran and the U.S. in coming days.<\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance boarded his government plane at 7:08 a.m. local time in Islamabad, planning to depart Pakistan after he said that Iran declined to back down on developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n That\u2019s according to a reporter traveling with Vance.<\/p>\n The war with Iran started at the end of February and the extensive talks ended after 21 hours. The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 7 for negotiations.<\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance said negotiations between the U.S. and the Iranians have ended without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n The high-states talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with President Donald Trump and others in the administration.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the simple fact is that 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,\u201d Vance told reporters. \u201cThat is the core goal of the president of the United States. And that\u2019s what we\u2019ve tried to achieve through these negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n