US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without a deal, with each side blaming the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations. Published On 12 Apr 202612 Apr 2026The United States and Iran have failed to reach an agreement to end their war permanently despite lengthy talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, jeopardising a fragile ceasefire.On Sunday, each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour-long negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands, most of them in Iran, and sent global oil and gas prices soaring since it began over six weeks ago.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“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 United States of America,” Vice President JD Vance, the head of the US delegation, told reporters shortly before he left Islamabad.Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Islamabad would continue to facilitate peace talks between the two longtime foes.Here is what we know:In Iran
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said no one had expected the talks to reach an agreement in one session after the negotiations in Islamabad stalled on Sunday. “Naturally, from the beginning, we should not have expected to reach an agreement in a single session. No one had such an expectation,” ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
In Tehran, residents told The Associated Press news agency they were sceptical yet hopeful after weeks of air attacks left destruction across their country of some 93 million people. More than 2,000 Iranians have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran.
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“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,” Vance said, before flying out of Pakistan.
Vance said he spoke with President Donald Trump “a half do …
