New Delhi: US vice-president JD Vance on Sunday said the American officials were leaving the negotiations talks with Iran without a deal.
Vance cited shortcomings in the talks saying Iran chose not to accept American terms. “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,” Vance told reporters in Pakistan.
“So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are,” he added.
‘Iran chose not to accept our terms’
The US and Iranian delegation arrived in Islamabad on Saturday to try and reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East.
“They have chosen not to accept our terms. The President (Donald Trump) said we have to come in good faith and try to make a deal. Unfortunately, there was no headway,” Vance told reporters.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency confirmed that negotiations between Iran and the United States concluded without the two sides reaching an agreement.
US seeks firm assurance from Iran on nuclear programme
Vance, who is heading the US delegation team, further said, “Their nuclear program and the enrichment facilities they had before have been destroyed. But we do not see a commitment to not develop more nuclear weapons.”
The US VP further said that Washington had been “quite flexible” in negotiations, adding that the United States had presented a simple proposal — a method of understanding — which he described as its final and best offer to Iran.
Iran’s state broadcaster Press TV reported that several contentious issues — including control of the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear rights — were among the main points of disagreement in talks between Iran and the United States. Tehran termed these “excessive demands” by the US adding, “US excessive demands hindered a common framework and agreement.