‘Bad news’: Vance says no agreement reached after peace talks with Iran
US Vice President JD Vance, on Sunday (Apr 12), said that the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement, following talks with Tehran in Islamabad, Pakistan.
US Vice President JD Vance said that 21 hours of US-Iran talks saw “substantive discussions” but no agreement yet.
“We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. that’s the good news”, Vance said. “[The] bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran, much more than that, it’s bad news for the United States of America”.
He underlined that while Washington made its red lines clear and highlighted the issues it was willing to accommodate, Tehran, however, chose not to accept the proposed terms.
VIDEO | Pakistan: US Vice President J D Vance delivers remarks in Islamabad.
He says, “We have been at it for 21 hours, and we had several discussions with Iranians; we have not reached an agreement, and that is bad news for Iran more than it is bad news for the USA.”#JDVance… pic.twitter.com/ISSykmXtkw
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 12, 2026
“So, we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on, and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on. And we made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms,” he said.
The US vice president said that, during the negotiations, Washington reiterated its demand for a firm commitment from Tehran not to seek nuclear weapons and the tools to achieve it.
“We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms,” he said.
He stated that despite the US being very “flexible and accommodating”, the talks could not move forward.
“We leave here with a very simple proposal- a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.”
During the presser, Vance noted that he was in constant touch with President Donald Trump and top US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of US Central Command.
“We were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,” Vance said.
Iran blames ‘excessive’ US demands as talks fail
Iranian media attributed the failure of talks between Washington and Tehran to “excessive US demands”.
Iran’s Press TV said that among the points of contention were various issues, including the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear rights, and others.
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US Vice President JD Vance said that 21 hours of US-Iran talks saw “substantive discussions” but no agreement yet.
“We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. that’s the good news”, Vance said. “[The] bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran, much more than that, it’s bad news for the United States of America”.
He underlined that while Washington made its red lines clear and highlighted the issues it was willing to accommodate, Tehran, however, chose not to accept the proposed terms.
VIDEO | Pakistan: US Vice President J D Vance delivers remarks in Islamabad.
He says, “We have been at it for 21 hours, and we had several discussions with Iranians; we have not reached an agreement, and that is bad news for Iran more than it is bad news for the USA.”#JDVance… pic.twitter.com/ISSykmXtkw
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 12, 2026
“So, we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on, and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on. And we made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms,” he said.
The US vice president said that, during the negotiations, Washington reiterated its demand for a firm commitment from Tehran not to seek nuclear weapons and the tools to achieve it.
“We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms,” he said.
He stated that despite the US being very “flexible and accommodating”, the talks could not move forward.
“We leave here with a very simple proposal- a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We’ll see if the Iranians accept it.”
During the presser, Vance noted that he was in constant touch with President Donald Trump and top US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander of US Central Command.
“We were constantly in communication with the team because we were negotiating in good faith,” Vance said.
Iran blames ‘excessive’ US demands as talks fail
Iranian media attributed the failure of talks between Washington and Tehran to “excessive US demands”.
Iran’s Press TV said that among the points of contention were various issues, including the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear rights, and others.
