Islamabad
\nIran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities, and world leaders quickly urged both sides to pursue the diplomatic route to peace.
\nIran\u2019s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said the US failed to earn Iran\u2019s trust despite its goodwill and forward-looking initiatives during the latest round of talks in Islamabad.
\nThe US and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite \u200bmarathon talks that concluded on Sunday in Islamabad, jeopardising a fragile ceasefire. Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that \u200chas killed thousands and sent global oil prices soaring since it began over six weeks ago.
\n\u201cBefore the negotiations, I emphasised that we have the necessary good faith and will, but due to the experiences of the two previous wars, we have no trust in the opposing side. My colleagues on the Iranian delegation, Minaab168, raised forward-looking initiatives, but the opposing side ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations,\u201d he said in a post on X
\n\u201cAmerica has understood our logic and principles, and now it\u2019s time for it to decide whether it can earn our trust or not,\u201d he said.
\nGhalibaf said Iran considered all forms of diplomacy alongside military struggle as tools to uphold the nation\u2019s rights, and \u201cwe will not for a moment cease our efforts to consolidate the achievements of the forty days of Iran\u2019s national defence.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, United States Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that intensive 21-hour discussions with Iran did not reach an agreement. He also appreciated Pakistan\u2019s efforts for a deal. The US and Iranian delegations have left Islamabad to return home.
\n\u201cThe bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that\u2019s bad news for Iran much more than it\u2019s bad news for the United States of America,\u201d Vance, the head of the US delegation, told reporters shortly before he left Islamabad.
\n\u201cWe have made very clear what our red lines are, what things we are willing to accommodate them on and what things we are not willing to accommodate them on,\u201d said Vance, adding that the Iranian delegation had \u201cchosen not to accept our terms\u201d.
\nHe appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, saying, \u201cBoth incredible hosts, and whatever shortcomings of the negotiation, it wasn\u2019t because of the Pakistanis who did an amazing job and really tried to help us and the Iranians bridge the gap and get to a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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