Islamabad - United States (U.S.) and Iran's Islamabad Talks for 21 hours resumed on Sunday, 12 April 2026 with failure to reach any agreement, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said in Pakistan.
J.D. Vence was accompanied by Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Admiral Brad Cooper in the talks with Iran who led by Speaker of Consultative Assembly Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accompanied by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Dr. Ahmadian and Dr. Hemet.
"We've been added now for 21 hours and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians.That's the good news. 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... they have chosen not to accept our terms," J.D. Vence said.
He explained that Iran delegate declined to negotiate in public, therefore the talks were held in private, however the meeting did not meet U.S.' main objectives to be achieved, which affirmative commitment from Iran to unable its nuclear weapons potential.
"The simple fact is that we need to an affirmative commitment from Iran that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools what would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon," Vence explained.
Vence thanked the people and the government of Pakistan who facilitate the talks with a quick implementation.***
