US and Iran fail to agree peace deal

12th Apr 2026 12:25

(Sharecast News) - Peace talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad on Saturday have ended without an agreement.

US vice president JD Vance said on Sunday that the US delegation had put forward a "final and best offer" but Iran had "chosen not to accept" it.

"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 US," he said.

Following 21 hours of negotiations, Vance said: "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."

There was no indication from either side what will happen after the 14-day ceasefire ends on 22 April.

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said: "The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended."

Pakistani officials told The Telegraph that Iran had objected to the US refusal to commit to ending Israeli operations in Lebanon. They also said Iran took issue with American security proposals on the Strait of Hormuz.

It was understood that Iranian and Pakistani officials were taken aback by Vance's decision to leave the negotiations. Both sides had expected talks to resume on Sunday.