• No agreement: US Vice President JD Vance says no agreement was reached with Iran after marathon talks in Pakistan. Iran would not commit to forgoing a nuclear weapon, Vance said. Iran’s foreign ministry told state media that disagreement over “two, or three” key issues prevented a deal.
• No plans for further talks: Tehran currently has no plans for another round of negotiations, state media reported. In Iran, the failure of the talks is being blamed on “excessive” demands of the United States.
• Pakistan’s response: Islamabad “has been and will continue” to play its mediator role, says Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar after the talks concluded.
• Questions remain: The failure to yield a deal throws the ceasefire into doubt, and without Iran’s commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, global energy supplies will continue to be throttled.
A spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry says disagreement on “two, or three key issues” prevented a deal with the United States in Islamabad.
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