US and Iran failed to reach agreement on ending war, Vance says
US Vice President JD Vance has said negotiations held in Pakistan with Iran did not result in an agreement because the Iranians refused to accept the US's conditions.
Source: Vance at a press conference following the talks, as cited by CNN
Quote: "We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's the good news. 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 of America."
Details: Vance said Iranian negotiators had refused to accept the terms of the agreement, which he described as "quite flexible".
Quote: "We were quite accommodating. The president told us, 'You need to come here in good faith and make your best effort to get a deal.' We did that, and unfortunately, we weren't able to make any headway."
Details: The vice president stated that the main obstacle to reaching an agreement was Iran's refusal to commit not to develop nuclear weapons. He added that the US had left its "final and best offer" on the negotiating table.
Quote: "We've made very clear what our red lines are, what things we are willing to accommodate them on, and what things we are not willing to accommodate them on. We've made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms."
Background:
- An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Pakistan's capital Islamabad yesterday for negotiations with the US. The US delegation was headed by Vance.
- US President Donald Trump told journalists the outcome of the talks with Iran "made no difference to him" because Washington had already emerged from the war as the winner.
- Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military campaign against Iran is not yet over, despite what he described as the "historic results" achieved by the Israeli military.
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