U.S. Vice President: America Still Hopes Iran Will Commit to Not Developing Nuclear Weapons; Failure of Agreement Would Hit Iran Much Harder Than the U.S.
¬ New round of Iran-U.S. talks is set to take place in Islamabad on Sunday, with U.S. media reporting that negotiations are still ongoing
U.S. Vice President Vance said the United States hopes Iran will commit to not developing nuclear weapons.
After the talks in Islamabad, he told reporters: "The core issue is simple: Have we seen a fundamental commitment from Iran—not just now, not just over the next two years, but in the long term—to never develop nuclear weapons? Currently, we have not seen such a commitment. We hope to see it in the future."
Vice President Vance believes that if no agreement is reached between the U.S. and Iran, the consequences for Tehran would be far worse than for Washington.
He told reporters after the talks: "I believe this would be a much worse outcome for Iran than for the United States."
Vance also stated that the U.S. has shown sufficient flexibility during negotiations with Iran.
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According to Tasnim News Agency of Iran, the Iran-U.S. talks will be extended by one more day, with the new round of negotiations scheduled to take place in Islamabad on April 12.
The report stated: "Given the unreasonable demands put forward by the U.S. delegation, as well as Iran’s firm stance in defending its national interests, and following Pakistan’s proposal and acceptance by both Iranian and U.S. delegations, the new round of talks will be held on Sunday."
According to a senior White House official quoted by NBC News, signs indicate that the Iran-U.S. talks in Islamabad are still continuing.
The source told NBC News: "Fifteen hours have already passed, and the talks haven't ended yet."
However, the report also noted that it remains unclear whether any progress has been made on certain issues.
Source: sputniknews
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