Vance stated the US delegation will go away Islamabad after presenting a “last and greatest supply”, with the primary sticking level being Iran’s nuclear programme.
US Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Pressure Two on Apr 6, 2026. (Photograph: AP/Jonathan Ernst)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: United States Vice President JD Vance stated on Sunday (Apr 11) that negotiations between the US and the Iranians have ended with no deal because the Iranians refused to simply accept American phrases to not develop a nuclear weapon.
The high-stakes talks in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad ended after 21 hours, with Vance in fixed communication with President Donald Trump and others within the administration.
“However the easy reality is that we have to see an affirmative dedication that they won’t search a nuclear weapon, and they won’t search the instruments that might allow them to shortly obtain a nuclear weapon,” Vance advised reporters, including that the primary sticking level was Iran’s nuclear programme.
“That’s the core purpose of the president of the USA. And that’s what we’ve tried to attain via these negotiations.”
Vance signalled that he was nonetheless giving time to Iran to think about the supply from the US, which on Tuesday stated it might pause assaults with Israel for 2 weeks pending negotiations.
“We go away right here with a quite simple proposal, a way of understanding that’s our last and greatest supply. We’ll see if the Iranians settle for it.”
Iran insists it’s not pursuing an atomic bomb, and the US and Israel bombed delicate Iranian websites each within the battle launched on Feb 28 in addition to final 12 months.
“The easy query is, can we see a basic dedication of will for the Iranians to not develop a nuclear weapon – not simply now, not simply two years from now, however for the long run?” Vance stated.
“We haven’t seen that but. We hope that we’ll.”
In response, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim information company stated that extreme calls for by the US hindered a standard framework and settlement.
Vance additionally stated he spoke with Trump “a half dozen instances, a dozen instances, over the previous 21 hours” and likewise spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Admiral Brad Cooper, head of the USA Central Command.
“We had been consistently in communication with the crew as a result of we had been negotiating in good religion,” he added.
Vance led the US delegation, whereas parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf led the Iranian delegation.
