No Deal: U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapse - BERITAJA

Vice President JD Vance gives a thumb up motion arsenic he boards Air Force Two aft attending talks connected Iran successful Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Jacquelyn Martin/AP

ISLAMABAD – The United States and Iran grounded to scope an statement aft a time of highly anticipated face-to-face bid talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced connected Sunday.

"The bad news is that we person not reached an agreement. And I deliberation that's bad news for Iran overmuch much than it's bad news for the U.S.... they person chosen not to judge our terms," Vance said astatine a press conference successful Islamabad, earlier boarding Airforce Two to time off the country.

Asked what the awesome sticking constituent had been that led to the breakdown successful negotiations, Vance said: "The elemental truth is that we request to spot an affirmative committedness that they will not activity a atomic weapon, and they will not activity the devices that would alteration them to quickly execute a atomic weapon."

For its part, Iran said the 2 sides had "reached an knowing connected a number of issues, but yet the talks did not lead to an agreement."

Tehran has many times said that its atomic programme is simply a civilian one, and that it has a correct to proceed to enrich uranium for that purpose.

The position of the 2-week ceasefire is now uncertain, nevertheless Vance near unfastened the anticipation an statement could still beryllium reached, saying: "We time off present pinch a very elemental proposal: a method of knowing that is our last and champion offer." He added, "We'll spot if the Iranians judge it."

After negotiations collapsed down, Pakistan, which has go a cardinal mediator successful the warfare and hosted the talks, said Sunday it would proceed to play a domiciled successful bid efforts. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar urged some sides to proceed to uphold the ceasefire. 

The talks — which lasted for 21 hours — began successful Islamabad connected Saturday arsenic the 2 sides looked to scope a woody to extremity the warfare that has shaken the Middle East for six weeks.

It was the first face-to-face engagement betwixt the U.S. and Iran since 2015, erstwhile the Obama management negotiated a atomic woody pinch Iran that was later scrapped by Trump. They were besides the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Silence from Trump

So acold President Trump hasn't commented connected the nonaccomplishment of the talks, contempt posting successful caller hours connected his Truth Social level about different issues. He spent Saturday nighttime pinch Secretary of State Marco Rubio astatine a UFC conflict successful Miami.

However earlier connected Saturday, Trump said "We win, regardless" of the result of negotiations, adding, "we've wholly defeated that country."

Vance said successful his property convention that he'd been successful touch pinch the president "consistently" while successful Islamabad.

Iran cites 'excessive demands'

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said successful a post connected X and successful a connection to Iranian authorities media that the main subjects of talks were the Strait of Hormuz, atomic issues, sanctions, reparations, and an extremity to the warfare against Iran and the region.

He added that issues, specified arsenic Iran's request that it proceed to power the Strait of Hormuz, added complexities to the talks and that "we should not person expected to scope an statement successful 1 gathering from the beginning.

A of the U.S. Iran talks is seen adjacent Serena Hotel, the venue for the U.S. Iran officials meeting, successful Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Anjum Naveed/AP

Anjum Naveed/AP

However, he besides criticized the U.S., saying: "the occurrence of this negotiated process depends connected the seriousness and bully religion of the opposing side, refraining from excessive demands."

Under its multi-point speech plan, Tehran had demanded an extremity to Israel's attacks against Hezbollah arsenic portion of immoderate imperishable agreement. Other demands from the Iranian delegation included the merchandise of $6 cardinal successful stiff assets, guarantees about its atomic programme and the correct to complaint ships passing done the Strait of Hormuz.

Despite the nonaccomplishment of the talks to nutrient a deal, immoderate analysts noted the optics of the gathering betwixt the Iranians and Americans were still striking, coming conscionable weeks aft the U.S. and Israel launched the onslaught that killed Iran's Supreme Leader.

The Iranian delegation had posted photographs of a statement of quiet seats connected the level en way to Islamabad, connected which photos and bloodied belongings of schoolhouse children killed successful a U.S. rocket onslaught had been placed.

Fighting betwixt Israel and Hezbollah continues 

Israel's refusal to extremity fighting successful Lebanon and abide by the ceasefire pinch Iran has threatened the truce. Iran threatened quote "strong responses" and President Trump said Israel would trim its attacks successful Lebanon. But attacks continue.

Israel's subject says this play it struck much than 200 Hezbollah targets, and Hezbollah said it continued rocket, drone and artillery attacks connected Israel and Israeli troops wrong Lebanon.

Lebanon says the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to Washington will clasp their first nonstop gathering Tuesday astatine the State Department to talk a ceasefire and a day for starting negotiations.

In a reside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed historical accomplishments successful Iran and Lebanon - and that his extremity successful talks is to disarm Hezbollah and scope a bid statement pinch Lebanon.

A female mourns connected the sedate of her hubby during the ceremonial of 13 authorities information officers killed the erstwhile time successful an Israeli onslaught successful Lebanon's coastal metropolis of Sidon, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Emilio Morenatti/AP

Emilio Morenatti/AP

In a station for Orthodox Easter on Sunday, Lebanon's Prime Minister said he hoped the state would "together flooded the dangers facing us, and truthful that stability, peace, and prosperity whitethorn prevail passim Lebanon."

U.S. warships walk done Strait of Hormuz

The talks came arsenic 2 U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers passed done the Strait of Hormuz connected Saturday, a U.S. charismatic told BERITAJA, marking the first transit of American warships since the commencement of the Iran warfare six weeks ago.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had begun mounting conditions to clear Iranian oversea mines planted passim the waterway to "encourage the free travel of commerce."

Betsy Joles successful Islamabad, D Parvaz successful Van, Turkey,  Daniel Estrin successful Tel Aviv, and Kate Bartlett successful Johannesburg contributed to reporting.