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US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon talks

Negotiations foundered over Tehran’s unwillingness to concede ground on nuclear weapons, says JD Vance Grouped from 15 articles across 5 sources.

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Financial TimesApr 12, 2026, 9:20 AM

US and Iran fail to reach deal after marathon talks

Negotiations foundered over Tehran’s unwillingness to concede ground on nuclear weapons, says JD Vance

Al JazeeraApr 12, 2026, 5:19 AM

US and Iran fail to reach a deal after marathon talks in Pakistan

US VP JD Vance says Iran chose not to accept US terms, while Iran says it did not expect a deal at the first meeting.

DWApr 12, 2026, 2:06 AM

US and Iran fail to agree a deal after marathon Pakistan talks

US Vice President JD Vance says Iranian negotiators chose not to accept the US's terms, which Iran says were "unreasonable" and "excessive." DW has more.

Al JazeeraApr 12, 2026, 3:28 AM

US delegation leaves Pakistan without reaching Iran deal

US Vice President JD Vance says the US delegation has failed to reach an agreement with Iran.

The GuardianApr 11, 2026, 7:43 PM

US and Iran hold talks in Islamabad as Pakistan seeks to broker peace deal

JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speaker Peace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries meeting face to face at the highest level for the first time since 1979, in the presence of mediators from Pakistan . Pakistani state TV said US and Iranian officials were “sitting directly at the same table” – which was later confirmed by the White House – and discussions were beginning in a positive atmosphere, despite fighting continuing in Lebanon. Continue reading...

Financial TimesApr 11, 2026, 11:35 PM

US and Iran locked in marathon talks to end war

Historic negotiations aim to end a widening conflict that has stoked a global energy crisis

Al JazeeraApr 12, 2026, 4:47 AM

Why did US-Iran talks end without an agreement in Pakistan?

Despite high-level talks for the first time in years, the US and Iran couldn't reach agreement on terms to end the war.

DWApr 11, 2026, 5:03 AM

US-Iran talks have 'commenced' in Pakistan, PM Sharif says

US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf have met separately with Pakistan's prime minister in Islamabad. Sharif has said he hopes the talks will lead to a "durable peace." DW has more.

Al JazeeraApr 12, 2026, 3:32 AM

Watch JD Vance’s full remarks after US-Iran talks end without deal

US Vice President JD Vance is leaving Pakistan, saying Tehran chose not to accept their ‘final and best offer’.

The GuardianApr 12, 2026, 5:35 AM

Penny Wong calls failed peace talks between US and Iran ‘disappointing’ and urges resumption

Australia’s foreign affairs minister says priority ‘must be to continue the ceasefire and return to negotiations’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has urged the US and Iran to continue the ceasefire and return to negotiations quickly, after peace talks failed to secure a deal or the re-opening of the strait of Hormuz. Historic face-to-face meetings in Pakistan – marking the highest-level of direct engagement between Washington and Tehran in decades – seemingly broke down after a marathon 21-hour first day of talks. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraApr 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

Iran war live: Vance says no deal reached after US made ‘best, final offer’

Iranian media say the US was looking for an excuse to leave the peace talks and that the 'ball is in America's court'.

The Straits TimesApr 11, 2026, 11:22 PM

US-Iran peace talks end without agreement, Vance leaves Pakistan

The US Vice-President says Iran has chosen not to accept American terms, including not to build nuclear weapons.

DWApr 12, 2026, 2:06 AM

US and Iran have not reached an agreement, Vance says

US Vice President JD Vance said there was no deal with Iran after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan. He said Iranian negotiators had chosen not to accept US terms, which he insisted had been "quite flexible."

Al JazeeraApr 11, 2026, 7:46 PM

Iran’s deputy FM says Tehran has ‘upper hand’ in talks with US

Iran’s Gharibabadi says Tehran has entered negotiations from a position of strength and the war on Iran has failed.

The GuardianApr 11, 2026, 2:36 AM

Trump warns of fresh strikes if Iran talks fail – as it happened

US president says that warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if Saturday’s Islamabad talks fail to produce a deal JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes The streets of Islamabad are on strict lockdown as Pakistan’s capital prepares to play host to historic negotiations between Iran and the US that have dangled the promise of an end to war that has devastated the Middle East. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious , amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon and disputes over the terms of the talks, Pakistani officials insist that the make-or-break peace negotiations will be going ahead over the weekend as planned Continue reading...

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