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US-Iran Talks Collapse, No Deal After 21 Hours

US-Iran Talks Collapse, No Deal After 21 Hours

Matichon•International•1d ago

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US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad have failed to produce an agreement after 21 hours, with both sides unable to bridge significant differences.

  • •US and Iran failed to reach an agreement after 21 hours of direct negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • •US Vice President J.D. Vance stated that Iran did not accept US terms, including nuclear weapons non-proliferation.
  • •The talks, described as the highest-level meeting since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, aimed to end a six-week conflict.

Overview

  • •Talks between the United States and Iran concluded on April 12, resulting in no agreement.
  • •The Iranian government stated on the morning of April 12 that negotiations had ended.
  • •US Vice President J.D. Vance announced that the US negotiation team would depart Pakistan.
  • •Iran chose not to accept US conditions, including not developing nuclear weapons, causing the talks to fail.
  • •This was the first direct meeting between the US and Iran in over 10 years and the highest-level discussion since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
  • •The negotiations ended without agreement, but technical experts from both sides will exchange documents.
  • •J.D. Vance stated that Iran's unwillingness to agree was bad news for Iran.
  • •While the Iranian government indicated negotiations would continue, a date for resumption was not provided.

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Key Quotes

J.D. Vance
"The bad news is that we could not reach an agreement, and I think this is bad news for Iran, rather than bad news for the United States."
ข่าวร้ายก็คือ เราไม่สามารถบรรลุข้อตกลงได้ และผมคิดว่านี่เป็นข่าวร้ายสำหรับอิหร่าน มากกว่าที่จะเป็นข่าวร้ายสำหรับสหรัฐอเมริกา
J.D. Vance
"We have made it very clear what our 'red lines' are."
เราได้ทำให้ชัดเจนอย่างมากแล้วว่า ‘เส้นแดง’ ของเราคืออะไร

Key Entities

Organization

United States(สหรัฐ)ℹ️
Participant in high-level negotiations with Iran.
Iran(อิหร่าน)ℹ️
Participant in high-level negotiations with the United States.
Xℹ️
Social media platform used by the Iranian government for an announcement.

Person

J.D. Vance(เจดี แวนซ์)ℹ️
US Vice President who led the US negotiation team.
Steve Witkoff(สตีฟ วิตคอฟฟ์)
US Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs present at the negotiations.
Jared Kushner(จาเร็ด คุชเนอร์)ℹ️
Son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, present at the negotiations.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf(โมฮัมหมัด บาเกอร์ กาลิบาฟ)ℹ️
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament who met with the US delegation.
Abbas Araghchi(อับบาส อารักชี)ℹ️
Iranian Foreign Minister who met with the US delegation.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei(อยาตอลเลาะห์ อาลี คาเมเนอี)ℹ️
Former Supreme Leader of Iran, whose death was being mourned by the Iranian delegation.
Donald Trump(โดนัลด์ ทรัมป์)ℹ️
Former President of the United States, whose son-in-law attended the negotiations.

Place

Pakistan(ปากีสถาน)ℹ️
Host country for the US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad.
Islamabad(อิสลามาบัด)ℹ️
City in Pakistan where the US-Iran negotiations took place.