After more than 21 hours of talks in Pakistan - the highest-level direct negotiations between the United States and Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution - the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, categorically stated that the Iranian regime refused to accept fundamental demands and American red lines.
“We have been at this for 21 hours and have had a series of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's the good news,” Vance said. “The bad news is that we haven't reached an agreement. And I think that's much worse news for Iran than it is for the United States of America.”
“So we returned to the United States not having reached an agreement”, was the phrase used by Vance in his press briefing.
The vice president led the US delegation along with special envoys and Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, making it clear that the US has non-negotiable positions on the Iranian nuclear program, ballistic missiles, support for terrorist groups and the Strait of Hormuz.
The American red lines
“We have made it very clear what our red lines are, on what things we are willing to give in and on what things we are not, and we have expressed this as clearly as possible,” Vance said. “Iran may have chosen not to accept our terms.”
