Vice President says Tehran declined to accept U.S. conditions, including commitments on nuclear development, following extended talks in Pakistan.
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Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that negotiations between the United States and Iran concluded without an agreement after nearly a full day of discussions, citing Tehran’s refusal to accept key American conditions.
Speaking during a press conference held at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vance said the outcome followed 21 hours of direct engagement between delegations from both countries.
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“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance said. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”
According to Vance, the talks involved detailed exchanges but ultimately broke down over what he described as non-negotiable U.S. conditions. He emphasized that American representatives had clearly defined their expectations and limits during the discussions.
“So we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement,” he said. “We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on. And we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms.”
Vance confirmed that he remained in frequent communication with Donald Trump throughout the negotiations, describing multiple exchanges over the course of the talks.
“I don’t know how many times we talked to him — a half dozen times, a dozen times over the past 21 hours,” Vance said, adding that coordination extended to other senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
“So, look, we were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,” he said. “And we leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.”
The U.S. delegation included Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who joined Vance in Islamabad to engage Iranian officials. Representing Iran were Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
While Vance did not disclose specific provisions rejected by Iran, he identified nuclear assurances as a central issue in the negotiations.
“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,” he said. “That is the core goal of the president of the United States. And that’s what we’ve tried to achieve through these negotiations.”
The diplomatic effort followed a ceasefire initiative announced earlier in the week by Trump and came amid ongoing tensions after the U.S. launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28. Vance had arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to lead the talks, which were aimed at preventing further escalation in the region.
Despite the lack of agreement, Vance indicated that the United States has presented what he described as its final proposal and will await Iran’s response.
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