Iran, US fail to come to agreement to end Middle East war
發佈日期: 2026-04-12 20:40
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The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks after the US said Tehran refused to commit to not developing a nuclear weapon, leaving uncertainty over a fragile, two-week ceasefire.
Vice President JD Vance led the US delegation with the talks lasting 21 hours in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
Vance was in constant communication with President Donald Trump and others in the administration.
The historic talks between the US vice president and Iran ended with no positive outcome for all concerned according to Vance.
Vance said: "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 for the United States of America. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. 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."
A spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry said: "On some issues we actually reached mutual understanding, but there was a gap over two or three important issues and ultimately the talks didn't result in an agreement."
While Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister hopes both sides will uphold the ceasefire.
Muhammad Ishaq Dar said: "We hope that the two sides continue with the positive spirit to achieve durable peace and prosperity for the entire region and beyond. It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire. Pakistan has been and will continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the days to come."
Speaking to reporters outside the White House Saturday US President Donald Trump claimed victory against Iran and downplayed the importance of ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
He said: "Yeah I'm getting a lot of reports, they've been meeting for many hours, as you probably have noticed. We'll see what happens. Look, regardless, we win. Regardless what happens, we win. We've totally defeated that country. And so let's see what happens. Maybe they make a deal, maybe they don't. From the standpoint of America, we won."
At the Vatican, in his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
The pope didn't mention the United States or President Trump in his prayer which was planned before the talks were announced. But Leo's tone and message appeared directed at Trump and US officials who have boasted of US military superiority and justified war in religious terms.
