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No deal after 21-hour US-Iran talks in Islamabad, says J.D. Vance

After marathon negotiations in Islamabad, US negotiator J.D. Vance said no agreement was reached and delivered a final offer while Iran described the talks as intensive.

Apr 12th 2026 · Pakistan

Insights

  • Talks lasted about 21 hours and included multiple substantive discussions.
  • J.D. Vance said no agreement was reached and presented a final proposal as the US position.
  • Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the negotiations intensive and said mediation continued without interruption.
  • Vance declined to answer whether the sides would return to war and warned the lack of agreement was bad news for both countries.

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