The U.S. and Iranian delegations will leave empty-handed.
At a press conference in Islamabad, Vance said, "We've had a series of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's good news. The bad news is that we haven't reached an agreement yet. I believe this is even worse news for Iran than it is for the United States."
"Throughout 21 hours of intense efforts in Islamabad, we made six or seven calls with President Trump, as well as communications with Admiral Cooper from Central Command, Secretary of War Pete, Marco, Bessent, and the entire National Security team."
"Everything has been brought to the table. But we simply couldn't reach a point where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms. I believe we were quite flexible. We made significant concessions. The President told us, 'You must come here with sincerity and do your utmost to reach an agreement.' We did so, but unfortunately, we achieved no progress."
"The United States has made our red lines very clear, and precisely what we are willing to compromise on."
"The simple fact is, we need to see a clear commitment—that they will not seek nuclear weapons, nor pursue tools that would allow them to rapidly acquire nuclear weapons."
"They chose not to accept our conditions. We were unable to reach a situation where the Iranians would accept our terms."
"I won’t go into all the details. After 21 hours of private negotiations, I don’t wish to conduct further negotiations in public."
We are leaving here with a very simple proposal.
You can understand it as our final and best offer.
Let’s see if the Iranians will accept it.
Thank you!" @Xinrui Linghang Rights Upgrade
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